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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to honor Marilyn J. Schnell for her 25
4years of service as a Downers Grove Village Council
5Commissioner; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Marilyn Schnell earned her bachelor's degree with
7honors in history from Queens College and attended Cornell
8University's Graduate School of Rural Sociology; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Marilyn Schnell taught computer science and
10statistical analysis at Cornell University; she established a
11computer curriculum at Warwick High School in Rhode Island and
12acted as a computer liaison at the College of DuPage; she also
13served as a computer consultant to small businesses; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Marilyn Schnell was appointed to serve on the
15Downers Grove Village Council in 1988; she is currently serving
16in her 5th term; during her tenure on the Council, she has
17served on many ad-hoc committees and worked on many issues,
18including revisions to the zoning ordinance, wetland
19preservation, residential redevelopment, and improvement of
20traffic conditions around the high schools; she was also
21instrumental in helping to bring the DARE program to Downers
22Grove and was an active participant in the Total Community

 

 

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1Development II program; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Marilyn Schnell served on the Plan Commission from
31980 to 1988; she also served as liaison to the Zoning
4Commission from 1982 to 1988 and was the Mayor Pro-Tempore
5between 1994 and 1999; prior to moving to Downers Grove in
61980, she served on the Wheaton Housing Commission for over 6
7years; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Marilyn Schnell has been an active member of many
9community and service organizations, including Helping Girls
10Navigate Adolescence, the Character Counts Coalition, Pancake
11Breakfast, St. Mary of Gostyn Church, the Finance Committee and
12board of trustees of Marmion Academy, the Parents Board of
13Lawrence University, the District 58 Strategic Planning
14Committee, the Highland School PTA, the Herrick PTA, the DuPage
15Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the DuPage Mayors and
16Managers Legislative Committee; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Marilyn Schnell was a recipient of the Rotary
18Club's Paul Harris Fellow Award for Community Service and has
19been recognized by Family Shelter Services for service to the
20community; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Marilyn Schnell and her loving husband, Philip,
22were married on March 27, 1967; together, they have 2 children,

 

 

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1Carrie (Charles) and Andrew (Lacey), and a dog, Payton; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Marilyn Schnell was honored for her service with
3an event in her honor on May 7, 2013 at Gatto's Restaurant and
4Bar in Downers Grove; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we congratulate honor Marilyn J. Schnell for her 25 years of
8service as a Downers Grove Village Council Commissioner and
9wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be
10it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Marilyn Schnell as a symbol of our esteem and
13respect.