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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Kristen
4Langner on the occasion of being selected as the 2011 Joseph G.
5Salerno Business Person of the Year by the Roselle Chamber of
6Commerce and Industry; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner is a lifelong resident of the
8Roselle/Medinah area; she grew up in Medinah, where she
9attended Trinity Lutheran School and Lake Park High School; Dr.
10Langner and her husband, Kevin Weslock, currently reside in
11Roselle; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner is the sole practitioner and
13owner of Langner Eye Care, which she opened in Roselle in 2005;
14after 5 years at her office on Irving Park Road, she renewed
15her commitment to practicing in Roselle and moved to a larger,
16modern office occupying a large space on Main Street in
17downtown Roselle; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner has been an active member of
19the Roselle Chamber of Commerce and Industry since opening her
20office; she regularly volunteers at the Chamber's Annual Golf
21Outing, the Taste of Roselle Bingo tent, and the Rose Parade;
22she also serves on the Roselle Chamber Scholarship Committee;

 

 

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1her husband is currently serving his first term as Director on
2the Board of Directors for the Roselle Chamber; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner volunteers her time at Trinity
4Lutheran Church as a songleader in the praise band and serves
5as a member of the Mission Ministry; she is the co-founder and
6President of See to Read-Read to See, a not-for-profit mission
7that organizes Christian volunteers to give the gift of sight
8to people in Guatemala; since their first trip in 2010, her
9teams have provided over 2,500 vision screenings and have
10provided new eyeglasses, reading glasses, and protective
11sunwear to those in need; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner serves as a model of hard
13work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
14Illinois; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17we congratulate Dr. Kristen Langner on the occasion of being
18selected as the 2011 Joseph G. Salerno Business Person of the
19Year and wish her continued success and happiness in the
20future; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to Dr. Kristen Langner as a symbol of our esteem and

 

 

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1respect.