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92_HR1064
LRB9217939KFkf
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois
3 House of Representatives that Dorothy Hawn of rural Salem is
4 the recipient of the 2002 Studs Terkel Humanities Service
5 Award and will be presented the award at a future Salem City
6 Council meeting; and
7 WHEREAS, Dorothy Hawn was born and raised in the Salem
8 area; she is a member of the New Bethel Presbyterian Church
9 and the Marion County Home and Community Education; her
10 family includes one son, Robert (wife, Linda), three
11 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren; and
12 WHEREAS, Dorothy Hawn volunteers as a tutor for the
13 Kaskaskia College Reading Link adult literacy program and
14 remains dedicated to the idea that the opportunity to learn
15 to read should be available to everyone; at the age of 81 she
16 is still an active member of the community and now
17 contributes her time and talent in assisting in the training
18 of other tutors; and
19 WHEREAS, Dorothy Hawn's work earned her both the Reading
20 Link Volunteer of the Year Award and the Spotlight on Service
21 Award; in addition to her love for reading, she also enjoys
22 quilting and gardening; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we congratulate Dorothy Hawn on being the recipient of the
26 2002 Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award and on her efforts
27 to help others improve their quality of life through reading,
28 and would like to wish her well on all of her future
29 endeavors; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to Dorothy Hawn as an expression of our esteem.