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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Ann B. Painter
6 is retiring from her duties as Lyons Township Republican
7 Committeeman this year; and
8 WHEREAS, Ann B. Painter has served three terms as Lyons
9 Township Committeeman since 1985 and one term as a trustee;
10 in addition, she served as a Precinct Captain, as a member of
11 the Lyons Township Executive Committee during Charles Percy's
12 run for Governor and U.S. Senate, as committeewoman under
13 George Burditt and David Tomei, as chairman of presidential
14 phone banks, and was in the 1978 listing of Who's Who in
15 politics; and
16 WHEREAS, Before her illustrious career in politics, Ann
17 B. Painter worked as a Math and U.S. History teacher in
18 Atwood, as the first woman Weather Observer, as an
19 Airport/Airway Traffic Controller, and helped trained the
20 B-26 pilots for the D-Day invasion of Europe; and
21 WHEREAS, In addition to her political career, Ann B.
22 Painter has selflessly volunteered her time to many
23 organizations for the past 50 years, including as the Ways
24 and Means Chairman of the LaGrange Highlands Women's Club, as
25 a board member of the LaGrange Highlands Civic Association,
26 as cookie chairman of the West Cook Council of the Girl
27 Scouts, as President of the LaGrange area United Fund, as
28 president, treasurer and board member of the LaGrange
29 Community Nurse and Service, as a volunteer with the Proviso
30 Mental Health Center, as a board member of OEO and CEDA, as a
31 board member of the West Suburban Homemaker Association, as a
32 finance committee member of the Salt Creek Council of
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1 Campfire Girls, and as a volunteer of Plymouth Place; and
2 WHEREAS, In addition, Ann Painter has provided her
3 services to West Suburban Family Counseling Service, Suburban
4 Cook-DuPage Health Systems Agency, the Southwest Council on
5 Aging, 708 Lyons Township Mental Health Board, the Mary
6 Thompson Hospital, the Illinois Hospital Association, Dr.
7 William Thompson's ad hoc committee funded by a Kellogg
8 Grant, AHA committee on peer review, Chicago Hospital
9 Council, the West Central Business Association, Chicago
10 Health Resources, Inc., the Department of Children and Family
11 Services, Western Springs AAUW, Daughters of the American
12 Revolution-LaGrange Unit, LaGrange Newcomers Alumni, the
13 Salvation Army, the Business and Professional Women's Club,
14 the Corner Shoppe, and has provided income tax services for
15 senior citizens for the past 30 years; and
16 WHEREAS, Ann Painter has made countless numbers of
17 accomplishments during her political career, including
18 helping the LaGrange Highlands acquire sewers and water,
19 helping initiate the LaGrange Highlands Sanitary District,
20 serving as chairman of the swine flu vaccination program in
21 1976, re-organizing the Lyons Township Committee on Youth and
22 the Lyons Township Transportation Program, implementing a
23 senior counseling service between the Senior Center and the
24 Mental Health Agency, and spearheading the implementation of
25 paramedics throughout Lyons Township; in addition, she was
26 the chairman of the firth health Day for Seniors in 1970 and
27 worked to start all types of programs for senior citizens;
28 and
29 WHEREAS, In October of 1996, LaGrange Community Nurse and
30 Service named the new pediatric clinic in honor of Ann B.
31 Painter for her dedication and service to the LaGrange
32 community; in addition, she was named Woman of the Year in
33 1986 by the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce; therefore, be
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1 it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 we congratulate Ann B. Painter for her dedication and service
5 to the residents of LaGrange for the last 50 years and on her
6 forthcoming retirement; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Ann B. Painter as an expression of our esteem.