Bill Text: IL HR0696 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Leland Phipps.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-01-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0696 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0696-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representative are saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Leland
Phipps, who passed away May 22, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Phipps was born in Kankakee to Odgen and
Margaret Phipps on November 20, 1952; he received his
engineering degree from Northwestern University and went on to
earn his medical degree at the University of Illinois Medical
Center in 1978; he completed his residency in family practice
at the University of Kansas; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Phipps began his career in rural medicine at
the Paris Medical Center Clinic in 1981, where he practiced for
the next 36 years, becoming an integral part of the community;
and
WHEREAS, Due to the great shortage of obstetric services in
rural areas, early in his career, Dr. Phipps delivered numerous
babies, averaging 200 arrivals from the stork annually; he did
this without a partner for several years, requiring him to be
on call 24 hours a day; and
WHEREAS, During his many years of service to his hospital,
Dr. Phipps was seen as their patriarch, taking many leadership

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roles as chief of staff, hospital board member, and the
director of both the Diabetes Management Program and the
Respiratory Therapy Department, where he mentored many
students who went on to achieve successful careers in
healthcare; and
WHEREAS, In addition to serving on the Edgar County Board
of Health, Dr. Phipps was an active member in a variety of
professional associations both at the local and international
levels, including the American Academy of Family Physicians,
the American Diabetes Association, the Edgar County Medical
Society, the Southern Illinois Medical Association, the
Illinois State Medical Society, and the World Organization of
Family Doctors; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Phipps was viewed by many as the last of the
typical country doctors, seeing who ever needed to be seen in a
day, regardless of the number of patients he already had
scheduled; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Phipps shared his medical expertise as a
clinical instructor at both Southern Illinois University and
the University of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Phipps received the 2017 Rural Physician of
Excellence Award posthumously from the Illinois Rural Health

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Association; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Phipps was a passionate fan of his beloved
Chicago Cubs; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Phipps made a huge impact improving the
healthcare environment in eastern Illinois, through the many
generations of families he treated, as well as the students he
inspired, and his death has left a tremendous void in the
community; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn the passing of Dr. Leland Phipps and extend our sincere
condolences to his family, friends and all who knew and loved
him; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy be presented to his family
and loved ones as an expression of our deepest sympathy.