Bill Text: IL HR0079 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Garvin G. Ambrose on the occasion of his appointment by Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy to the position of State Victim Advocate.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0079 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0079-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 congratulate Garvin G. Ambrose on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of his appointment by Connecticut Governor Dannel P. | ||||||
5 | Malloy to the position of State Victim Advocate; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose was unanimously selected by the | ||||||
7 | Victim Advocate Advisory Committee and recommended to the | ||||||
8 | Governor of Connecticut to serve as the state's Victim | ||||||
9 | Advocate, charged with the responsibility of advising the | ||||||
10 | Connecticut General Assembly on system-wide improvements to | ||||||
11 | state services for victims of crime; Mr. Ambrose will continue | ||||||
12 | to advocate for victims in court and work with private and | ||||||
13 | public agencies to enforce the constitutional rights of | ||||||
14 | victims; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose has recently served as the | ||||||
16 | Executive Assistant State's Attorney and Legislative Liaison | ||||||
17 | for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office; he has assisted | ||||||
18 | in the development of state-wide legislative and policy | ||||||
19 | initiatives that encompassed issues on civil, criminal, and | ||||||
20 | family law; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose began his post-doctoral career as | ||||||
22 | an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County in the Public |
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1 | Interest Bureau, Child Support Enforcement Division, where he | ||||||
2 | advocated on behalf of the Department of Healthcare and Family | ||||||
3 | Services by establishing and enforcing paternity; he was later | ||||||
4 | promoted into the Juvenile Justice Bureau, where he served in | ||||||
5 | the Child Protection Division and the Juvenile Delinquency | ||||||
6 | Division; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose's passion for helping and | ||||||
8 | influencing the lives of others extends into his work as an | ||||||
9 | assistant track and field coach at the University of Illinois | ||||||
10 | at Chicago; as a USATF Level 1 Certified Coach, he has led his | ||||||
11 | high jump athletes to many victories in state and national | ||||||
12 | competitions; he also mentors his athletes of the track, taking | ||||||
13 | them to cultural events, conversing with their professors about | ||||||
14 | grades, and helping them to steer through administrative | ||||||
15 | difficulties on campus; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
17 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
18 | we honor Garvin G. Ambrose's years of advocacy and service to | ||||||
19 | the citizens of Cook County and wish him well in his future | ||||||
20 | endeavors; and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
22 | presented to Garvin Ambrose as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
23 | respect.
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