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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor organizations and their
4 milestones in the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, The Daughters of St. Mary of Providence, located
6 at 4200 North Austin Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, are
7 celebrating their seventy-fifth anniversary of providing for
8 the needs of the developmentally disabled in the Chicago
9 area; and
10 WHEREAS, In 1913 the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence
11 came to the United States from Italy; they began their work
12 by providing kindergarten classes for children of working
13 mothers, and a hospital; and
14 WHEREAS, In 1925 Mother Rose Bertolini and the Sisters
15 took possession of the property on Austin Avenue that had
16 previously been St. Pascal's Parish; they began a new
17 ministry of treating and caring for the developmentally
18 disabled; the program was new to the Archdiocese of Chicago,
19 but soon developed into one of the finest programs in the
20 nation; and
21 WHEREAS, Property was purchased in Lake Zurich, Illinois
22 to begin a home for the older and more severely disabled in
23 1935; the property was named Mount St. Joseph and a summer
24 camp was soon opened on a piece of the property for the
25 residents of St. Mary of Providence; and
26 WHEREAS, Today St. Mary of Providence operates several
27 programs, including a Therapeutic School for developmentally
28 disabled children, the Developmental Training Program for
29 adults, a Residential program for adults, and a Community
30 Living Facility; and
31 WHEREAS, For their hard work and dedication to such a
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1 special ministry, the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence are
2 to be commended; 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 congratulate the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence on
6 the occasion of their seventy-fifth anniversary of providing
7 a special ministry to the developmentally disabled; and be it
8 further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the Daughters of St. Mary of Providence.