Bill Text: IL HR1259 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Eldora Love Adkins for her work in her community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR1259 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1259-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to honor Eldora Love Adkins for her work | ||||||
| 4 | in her community; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Eldora Love Adkins has served as a teacher and | ||||||
| 6 | administrator in East St. Louis Public School District 189 for | ||||||
| 7 | over 50 years; rising above self and male chauvinism of the | ||||||
| 8 | time with the one aim of helping children, she worked with | ||||||
| 9 | parents on a case by case basis in the junior high schools to | ||||||
| 10 | ensure their children were being educated; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, When Eldora Love Adkins was promoted as one of the | ||||||
| 12 | first women to a leadership role as an elementary school and | ||||||
| 13 | junior high school principal, and later as assistant principal | ||||||
| 14 | at the well-known East St. Louis Lincoln Senior High School, | ||||||
| 15 | Eldora Love Adkins continued her role of leading by example; | ||||||
| 16 | every child was afforded an opportunity to succeed in the | ||||||
| 17 | classroom at her schools, no matter what his or her perceived | ||||||
| 18 | station was in the community; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, In addition to devoting countless years to the | ||||||
| 20 | children of District 189, Eldora Love Adkins built solid and | ||||||
| 21 | lasting relationships with their families; those relationships | ||||||
| 22 | allowed her to mentor others both formally and informally; for | ||||||
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| 1 | her, a child's education afforded the individual a better life | ||||||
| 2 | and greater success for his or her community; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Eldora Love Adkins serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 4 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we honor Eldora Love Adkins for her work in her community and | ||||||
| 9 | wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be | ||||||
| 10 | it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to Eldora Love Adkins as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 13 | respect.
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