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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten of Salem, Illinois has been named
6 the recipient of the Illinois Woman of Achievement Award by
7 the Lieutenant Governor's Office in conjunction with March
8 being "Women's History Month"; and
9 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten was nominated for this award by
10 Salem Mayor Leonard E. Ferguson; and
11 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten is the author of "The Secrets of a
12 Happy Homemaker"; she is a public speaker and has a career in
13 public relations and marketing; Doris Whitten has served as a
14 member of the Salem Historical Commission, the Police
15 Department Citizens Council, the City and County
16 Sesquicentennial and Bicentennial Commissions, the Salem
17 Woman's Club, the South Central Community Concerts
18 Association, and the Salem Chamber of Commerce; and
19 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten has been a soloist with the Salem
20 Little Theater Group and was co-chairman of the Little Egypt
21 Parade; she served as president of the Jr. High and High
22 School Band Parents for seven years and was chairman of the
23 50th Anniversary of the GI Bill of Rights Celebration; she
24 organized the Salem Senior Citizens Club, the People Alone
25 Club, the Newcomers Club, and the Women in Need Club; and
26 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten has received numerous awards,
27 including the Most Outstanding Woman in Salem, the Modern
28 Woodmen Insurance Outstanding Citizen Award, the
29 International Who's Who in Community Service Award, the Salem
30 Citizen of the Month, the 1998 Chamber of Commerce
31 Outstanding Community Service Award, and was nominated to the
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1 President's Volunteer Action Award; she was recently notified
2 that her name has been place on the "Wall of Fame" in the
3 National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca, New York; therefore,
4 be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate Doris Whitten on receiving the Illinois Woman
8 of Achievement Award; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Doris Whitten.