Bill Text: IL HR0574 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Jacqueline Reed on the occasion of her retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer of Westside Health Authority.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0574 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0574-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jacqueline Reed on | ||||||
| 4 | the occasion of her retirement as President and Chief Executive | ||||||
| 5 | Officer of Westside Health Authority; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Reed earned her master's degree in | ||||||
| 7 | social service administration from the University of Chicago; | ||||||
| 8 | she has over 35 years of experience in social work and many | ||||||
| 9 | years of experience in community organizing; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Reed is the founder, President, and | ||||||
| 11 | former Chief Executive Officer of Westside Health Authority, a | ||||||
| 12 | 20-year-old community-based organization that seeks to build | ||||||
| 13 | the capacity of local residents to improve their community by | ||||||
| 14 | increasing access to quality health care, improve job and | ||||||
| 15 | educational opportunities in order to create avenues for | ||||||
| 16 | successful ex-offender reentry, and provide social, | ||||||
| 17 | recreational, and academic activities for youth; Westside | ||||||
| 18 | Health Authority's numerous programs, including its Every | ||||||
| 19 | Block a Village initiative, have helped countless young people | ||||||
| 20 | achieve their highest potential; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Reed has been the recipient of numerous | ||||||
| 22 | awards, including the Chicago Community Trust Leadership | ||||||
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| 1 | Award, the University of Chicago Elizabeth Butler Alumni Award, | ||||||
| 2 | the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation National Leadership Award, | ||||||
| 3 | the Friends of Sheltered Children in Kenya - Humanitarian | ||||||
| 4 | Award, the Adoption Worker of the Year Award, and the Chicago | ||||||
| 5 | Commission on Human Relations Advisory Council on African | ||||||
| 6 | Affairs Recognition Award; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Jacqueline Reed has served as a model of hard | ||||||
| 8 | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we congratulate Jacqueline Reed on the occasion of her | ||||||
| 13 | retirement and wish her many happy and healthy retirement | ||||||
| 14 | years; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Jacqueline Reed as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 17 | respect.
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