Full Text of HR0594 96th General Assembly
HR0594 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Frankfort resident | 4 |
| Christine Brooks for being selected as one of 2009's | 5 |
| Illinoisans of the Year; and
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| WHEREAS, Each year, the Illinois State Fair Museum | 7 |
| Foundation looks to honor dedicated community servants who make | 8 |
| a difference in their community and show a true Illinois spirit | 9 |
| through hard work and dedication to helping others; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Christine Brooks has spent the majority of her | 11 |
| adult life volunteering as a lecturer, tour guide, and curator | 12 |
| at nature centers, and has contributed to maintaining and | 13 |
| preserving local history in the Village of Worth and | 14 |
| surrounding communities; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Christine Brooks was instrumental in creating the | 16 |
| Worth Historical Society in 1994; she has dedicated her time to | 17 |
| a variety of school programs and the publication of a "History | 18 |
| of Worth" and the "Historic Homes of Worth"; and
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| WHEREAS, She also has volunteered countless hours working | 20 |
| on displays, presenting programs, cataloging, researching, | 21 |
| maintaining family genealogy, and maintaining a museum and |
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| historical society that future generations will appreciate; | 2 |
| she traces her love for nature and history to the time she | 3 |
| spent on her uncle and aunt's farm as a child; and
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| WHEREAS, Christine Brooks serves on the Community Center | 5 |
| Foundation in Palos Park and is a member of the Illinois & | 6 |
| Michigan Heritage Canal Corridor Association; and
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| WHEREAS, On Friday, August 21, 2009, Christine Brooks was | 8 |
| honored as the Grand Marshall of the Illinois State Fair; and
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| WHEREAS, Christine Brooks has served as a model of | 10 |
| volunteerism for the people of the State of Illinois; she and | 11 |
| her husband, Carroll, have two children, Joseph and Rosemary; | 12 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| congratulate Christine Brooks as one of 2009's Illinoisans of | 16 |
| the Year; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Christine Brooks as a symbol of our respect and | 19 |
| esteem.
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