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92_HR1073
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored 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 Rosie M.
6 Crivens is retiring from her duties with the Department of
7 Children and Family Services after 26 years of service on
8 September 27, 2002; and
9 WHEREAS, Rosie M. Crivens has faithfully served the
10 Department of Children and Family Services from 1976 to 2002;
11 during which time, she has held various positions from a
12 Receptionist, Accounts Clerk, Office Associate, Office Clerk,
13 and Office Coordinator with numerous DCFS Offices throughout
14 Chicago; and
15 WHEREAS, While employed with the State of Illinois, Rosie
16 M. Crivens returned to the pursuit of Higher Education and
17 enrolled at Chicago State University in 1987; while raising a
18 family, working, and attending Chicago State University, she
19 maintained a 4.0 grade point average, made the Dean's List
20 every semester, and went on to graduate with honors in the
21 top ten percent of her class in 1991; and
22 WHEREAS, Rosie M. Crivens was born in Greenville,
23 Mississippi to George and Matilda Dillard; she migrated to
24 Memphis, Tennessee, where she attended Douglas Elementary and
25 Douglas High School and where she met her soul mate, Algie
26 Lee Crivens, Jr., an Industrial Engineer; the couple was
27 married in 1962 and moved to Chicago, where she gained
28 employment at Speigal until 1964; she was later employed at
29 Victor Dana Corp. until 1971, when she resigned to take on
30 the duties of a full time mother and wife; continuing to
31 expand her mind and skills, Mrs. Crivens enrolled in Dawson
32 Technical for typing and business, where she met two
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1 wonderful friends, Margaret Person and Ann Taylor, who
2 introduced her to the Department of Children and Family
3 Services; and
4 WHEREAS, Algie and Rosie Crivens have three children and
5 six grandchildren; their son, Sgt. Richard N. Crivens is
6 currently a 15-year veteran of the United States Air Force
7 and the husband of Sgt. Lashinya Crivens and the father of
8 Rashun Crivens; their son, Algie L. Crivens, is a Human
9 Service Caseworker with the Department of Human Services and
10 has two children by Cynthia Patterson, Derrick and Ahmad
11 Ishmael Crivens; and daughter, Alicia L. Crivens, is a Child
12 Care Provider and Medical Assistant and the mother of
13 Trey-von, Antoine, and James; and
14 WHEREAS, On September 29, 2002, family and friends will
15 celebrate the 26-year career and retirement of Rosie M.
16 Crivens; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 we congratulate Rosie M. Crivens on her retirement after 26
20 years of service with the Department of Children and Family
21 Services and we wish her well in all of her future endeavors;
22 and be it further
23 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
24 presented to Rosie M. Crivens as an expression of our esteem.