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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Being a teacher takes determination, and a
3 willingness to motivate students so that what they have
4 learned stays with them throughout their lives; and
5 WHEREAS, Teaching is an underappreciated profession, yet
6 we all remember those teachers that changed our lives or made
7 a difference; and
8 WHEREAS, Mark Challand was one such teacher; Mr. Challand
9 taught fourth grade at Shabbona Elementary School for 20
10 years; according to the staff, Mr. Challand touched the lives
11 of over four hundred children that passed his way; and
12 WHEREAS, Mark Challand was a graduate of the Shabbona
13 school system; he received his Associate in Arts degree from
14 Kishwaukee Community College and his Bachelors degree from
15 Northeast Missouri State; and
16 WHEREAS, In 1979 he started as a library aide and then
17 began his career as a fourth grade teacher; he especially
18 enjoyed teaching science, and it became his speciality; he
19 taught the students poetry, and had them memorize poems; he
20 changed the students' ways of thinking about stereotypes by
21 having the girls construct models while the boys learned to
22 sew; and
23 WHEREAS, Mark Challand was insistent that the students
24 learn about the history of the State of Illinois; he enjoyed
25 teaching his students about the beginnings of our State, and
26 the many interesting people, places, and events that have
27 been a part of the story of Illinois; and
28 WHEREAS, Mrs. Jean Giesecke, the mother of Mark Challand,
29 will receive her wish to see the State flag flying in his
30 honor under the flag of the United States on the flagpole
31 located at Shabbona Elementary School, a tribute to her son
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1 and his love for the history of the State of Illinois;
2 therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we mourn the death of Mark Challand, along with all that
6 knew, loved, and were blessed with learning from him; and be
7 it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to his mother, Mrs. Jean Giesecke.