Full Text of HR1018 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
| 3 | | Representatives would like to congratulate Glenda Fulton for | 4 | | being honored by Mothers Informing Mothers International at | 5 | | their event, the Perfectly PINK Rose Garden Party, with the | 6 | | theme of "Strong is the New Beautiful" on May 19, 2012; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Glenda Fulton will be honored for her work with | 8 | | the National Sarcoidosis Friends; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Sarcoidosis is a disease involving inflammation | 10 | | that produces tiny lumps of cells in various organs in the | 11 | | body; the lumps are called granulomas, which are very small and | 12 | | can be seen only with a microscope;
the tiny granulomas can | 13 | | grow and clump together, making many large and small lumps, | 14 | | potentially affecting organ function; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Glenda Fulton was diagnosed with sarcoidosis in | 16 | | 1975; since her diagnosis, she has helped focus national | 17 | | attention on this disease through her public and pro-active | 18 | | stance toward educating others and through her public advocacy; | 19 | | she has been on the cutting edge of research and efforts to | 20 | | promote education and awareness about sarcoidosis; she has | 21 | | spoken on numerous occasions and presented information on many | 22 | | topics relevant to services and educational awareness about the |
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| 1 | | disease; she has been a speaker, presenter, and panelist at | 2 | | numerous sarcoidosis conferences throughout the State and has | 3 | | been involved in efforts to develop sarcoidosis support groups; | 4 | | she has written grants to secure financial support for | 5 | | sarcoidosis research and awareness issues and assisted with | 6 | | other fundraising activities, including setting up the JSRC's | 7 | | first Walk-A-Thon in Houston, Texas, grant initiatives, and | 8 | | live radio shows; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1995, she founded the National Sarcoidosis | 10 | | Society, Inc., an organization that has been very successful in | 11 | | bringing educational awareness, services, advocacy, support, | 12 | | and research initiatives to health care providers, the public | 13 | | at large, elected officials, and to its many networking | 14 | | partners, such as the African American Family Research | 15 | | Institute and the Minority Women Association; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Glenda Fulton was born on September 24, 1950; she | 17 | | received her education through the Chicago public schools; she | 18 | | attended Drake Grammar School and Oakenwald Upper Grade School, | 19 | | then went on to Forrestville High School and Northern Illinois | 20 | | University; she has acquired expertise and experience in the | 21 | | areas of Certified Nursing Technician, Medical Technician, | 22 | | Mentor, Health Caretaker for HIV and cocaine addicted babies, | 23 | | Rehabilitation Nursing, and Hospice; she was the Head Volunteer | 24 | | for the Chicago Board of Education and the P.T.A. Advisory |
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| 1 | | Committee for Grammar, Elementary, and High Schools, as well as | 2 | | the John Hope Community Academy and Martin Luther King High | 3 | | School; she was a volunteer for the Northside Chicago Boys and | 4 | | Girls Club of America; she is a surrogate parent for the | 5 | | Department of Children and Family Services and the Board of | 6 | | Education; she has served on several boards and committees on | 7 | | the national, regional, State, and local levels; she is the | 8 | | Chairperson for the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois (now known | 9 | | as the Gift of Hope); she has been a volunteer for the | 10 | | AmeriCorp Vista Illinois Institute of Technology, The National | 11 | | Institute of Health, the National Heart Lung and Blood | 12 | | Institute, and the Public Interest Organization; she is a | 13 | | member of the Chicago Center of Excellence in Health Promotion | 14 | | Economics; she developed a task force with the Chicago | 15 | | Department of Public Health and Commissioner Terry Mason; she | 16 | | has acquired many accolades, trophies, certificates, plaques, | 17 | | citations, awards, and personal letters of commendation from | 18 | | First Proclamation on Sarcoidosis in Detroit, Michigan, the | 19 | | National Sarcoidosis Society Bernie Mac and Nike Shoe Giveaway | 20 | | in 2002, the 4Women.gov Women Day Conference 2006, and the | 21 | | Martin Luther King Youth Program in January 2007; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Glenda Fulton is married to Charles E. Skillom; | 23 | | she is the mother of 3 daughters, Sheree Fulton-Jackson, | 24 | | Gernard Fulton, and Shetanys Fulton; she is the grandmother of | 25 | | Darrius Fulton, Nada Johnson, Chanel Jackson, Sydney Jackson; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we
honor Glenda Fulton for her fight against sarcoidosis, for | 5 | | receiving accolades from Mothers Informing Mothers | 6 | | International and wish her continued health and happiness in | 7 | | the future; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 9 | | presented to Glenda Fulton as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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