Bill Text: IL HR0786 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Francis P. "Frank" Rossiter Jr., M.D. of Savannah, Georgia on being inducted into the Irish America Hall of Fame in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0786 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0786-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 Francis P. "Frank" | ||||||
4 | Rossiter Jr., M.D. of Savannah, Georgia on being inducted into | ||||||
5 | the Irish America Hall of Fame in New Ross, County Wexford, | ||||||
6 | Ireland; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Rossiter is one of only 59 people to be | ||||||
8 | inducted since the Irish America Hall of Fame was founded by | ||||||
9 | Irish America Magazine in 2010; the honor recognizes | ||||||
10 | individuals in the Irish American community who have made an | ||||||
11 | impact on the Irish in America and who have bridged the gap | ||||||
12 | between the U.S. and Ireland; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Dr. Rossiter's great-grandparents, Patrick | ||||||
14 | Rossiter and Anne Corrigan, were Irish emigrants from County | ||||||
15 | Wexford; he was born to the late, former Savannah Mayor Pro-Tem | ||||||
16 | Frank P. and Inez Coleman Rossiter; he is a native of Savannah; | ||||||
17 | he attended Benedictine Military School, Armstrong College, | ||||||
18 | the University of Georgia, and the Medical College of Georgia; | ||||||
19 | and
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20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Rossiter served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to | ||||||
21 | 1974, rising from the rank of second lieutenant to lieutenant | ||||||
22 | colonel; during this time, he was appointed chief of pediatric |
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1 | services at Fort Ord on Monterey Bay, California, before | ||||||
2 | returning to Savannah; he then served 20 years in the Georgia | ||||||
3 | Army National Guard, spending the last 15 years as a colonel; | ||||||
4 | he was honored with the rank of brigadier general when he | ||||||
5 | retired in 2000; and
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6 | WHEREAS, During his medical career, Dr. Rossiter served in | ||||||
7 | various roles in several healthcare systems located in Georgia, | ||||||
8 | including St. Joseph's/Candler, Memorial Health, and Georgia | ||||||
9 | Regional Hospital; he also served on the Backus Children's | ||||||
10 | Hospital Advisory Board, the Ethics Committee, the Medical | ||||||
11 | Advisory Committee as chairman, and the Department of | ||||||
12 | Pediatrics as chairman; he retired from his medical practice in | ||||||
13 | June 2003; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Rossiter was involved in a | ||||||
15 | number of organizations and events, including the Chatham | ||||||
16 | Artillery Association as president, the Hibernian Society, and | ||||||
17 | the Armstrong Foundation Board of Directors; he was the Grand | ||||||
18 | Marshal of the 2008 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah, | ||||||
19 | following in the footsteps of his father who was Grand Marshal | ||||||
20 | in 1972; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Currently, Dr. Rossiter serves on the Mercer | ||||||
22 | University School of Medicine-Savannah Board of Governors, the | ||||||
23 | Chatham County Hospital Authority, the Memorial Health |
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1 | University Board of Directors, the Diocese of Savannah Finance | ||||||
2 | Council, and the Rourke Foundation as chairman; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Dr. Rossiter is married to Glenda Nelson, and they | ||||||
4 | have been married for 48 years; they have three children and | ||||||
5 | five grandchildren; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
7 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
8 | we congratulate Francis P. "Frank" Rossiter Jr., M.D. of | ||||||
9 | Savannah, Georgia on being inducted into the Irish America Hall | ||||||
10 | of Fame in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Dr. Rossiter Jr. as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
13 | and respect.
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