Bill Text: IL HR1295 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Sister Kathleen Ryan of Aurora on winning the Aurora Deanery Council of Catholic Women Award.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-11-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR1295 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HR1295-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Sister Kathleen Ryan of
Aurora on winning the Aurora Deanery Council of Catholic Women
Award for her contributions to the community; and
WHEREAS, Sister Ryan is the founder and director of the
Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora; along with other nuns and
volunteers, she founded the center in 1993 to give immigrant
women free tutoring in reading, writing, and speaking English;
since its founding, the center has aided more than 2,500 women;
a separate program prepares immigrant women and men to take the
United States citizenship exam; and
WHEREAS, Sister Ryan was among 15 women from 14 Fox Valley
churches honored at the Aurora Deanery Council of Catholic
Women's 10th annual Catholic Women of Inspiration awards dinner
held at the Gaslite Manor in Aurora on September 14, 2014 and
attended by a record 480 people; and
WHEREAS, Sister Ryan is a member of the Dominican Sisters
of Springfield; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

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we congratulate Sister Kathleen Ryan on winning the Aurora
Deanery Council of Catholic Women Award; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Sister Ryan as an expression of our esteem and
respect.