Bill Text: IL HR0232 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commends Mary Ann Smith for all that she has accomplished over her career and thanks her for her dedication and hard work.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0232 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0232-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to commend Mary Ann Smith for all that she
has accomplished over her career and thank her for her
dedication and hard work; and
WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith graduated from Kaskaskia College
with an Associate of Science and from Southern Illinois
University Edwardsville (SIUE) with a Bachelor of Science and a
Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology; and
WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith is married to Tom Smith and has two
children, Amanda and Dustin; she has three grandsons, Austen,
Miles, and Reed; and
WHEREAS, Early in her career, Mary Ann Smith started her
own dog grooming business called the Doggie Den, where she
employed several people, including her dad, who enjoyed helping
her; she later sold that business and decided to return to
college at SIUE; and
WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith graduated from SIUE and started
working as a speech pathologist at Friendship House and Flora
Manor; and

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WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith worked for Sava Senior Care at the
Odin Healthcare Center; she worked as a rehab manager and then
as a nursing home administrator for 13 years; and
WHEREAS, While at Odin, Mary Ann Smith was honored for her
many achievements; she received the CEO Roundtable Award seven
times and the Blue Ribbon Award three times; she made Odin
Healthcare one of the top facilities in all of the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith later became the facility director
of the Murray Developmental Center in 2015, which had been on
the closure list for several years; she has proven to be
effective, as Murray is now one of the top state-operated
development centers in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith is retiring along with her husband
who has been the carpenter at Murray; they plan to enjoy
traveling and move to Indiana to be closer to their family;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we commend Mary Ann Smith for all that she has accomplished
over her career and thank her for her dedication and hard work;
and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Mary Ann Smith as a symbol of our respect and
esteem.