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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Lucretia Rutherford on the occasion of her | ||||||
| 4 | graduation from Jackson State University with a bachelor's | ||||||
| 5 | degree in university studies; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Lucretia Rutherford has dedicated herself to | ||||||
| 7 | serving the legislative process in Illinois for the last 16 | ||||||
| 8 | years; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, After serving as legislative assistant to Senate | ||||||
| 10 | Assistant Majority Leader Mattie Hunter for ten years, | ||||||
| 11 | Lucretia Rutherford transitioned to minutes clerk in the | ||||||
| 12 | Journal Room; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Lucretia Rutherford worked as a dedicated public | ||||||
| 14 | servant while serving as a legislative liaison with the | ||||||
| 15 | Department of Children and Family Services for three years | ||||||
| 16 | before returning to the Senate as the executive assistant to | ||||||
| 17 | the Legal Review Staff of the Office of the Illinois Senate | ||||||
| 18 | President and Senate Democratic Caucus; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Lucretia Rutherford brings a level of | ||||||
| 20 | professionalism, care, sparkle, and sass to all of her public | ||||||
| 21 | services roles, which makes her a delightful co-worker and the | ||||||
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| 1 | best person to include in a team group chat; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Lucretia Rutherford pursues her goals with | ||||||
| 3 | fervor, working on university coursework after long session | ||||||
| 4 | days while juggling the responsibilities of family life; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, On top of her contributions to the State, | ||||||
| 6 | Lucretia Rutherford is a loving wife, mother, daughter, | ||||||
| 7 | sister, and friend; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Lucretia Rutherford is a poignant example, for | ||||||
| 9 | all, that the quest for knowledge and the pursuit of | ||||||
| 10 | self-betterment is a lifelong journey; she especially embodies | ||||||
| 11 | these traits for her son, Charlie Newman, who serves as a | ||||||
| 12 | Senate page and will walk across the Jackson State University | ||||||
| 13 | stage at the same time as his mother; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | ||||||
| 16 | Lucretia Rutherford on her graduation from Jackson State | ||||||
| 17 | University; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Lucretia Rutherford as an expression of our | ||||||
| 20 | esteem and respect. | ||||||