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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Floyd D. Mizener on
4the occasion of receiving the 3D Eye Doctor of the Year Award
5from the International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Floyd Mizener is a graduate of Downers Grove
7Community High School; he subsequently attended the Marine
8Corps Institute and graduated from the Illinois College of
9Optometry in 1949; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Floyd Mizener served his country as a member of
11the United States Marine Corps during World War II; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Floyd Mizener was in private practice at numerous
13large group optometric practices in Downers Grove and
14Naperville for 52 years; he also served as Chairman on former
15Secretary of State Jim Edgar's Vision Advisory Committee and
16served as President of the Illinois Optometric Association; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Floyd Mizener has been a Lions Club member for 63
18years and has served as chairman of the Downers Grove YMCA; he
19has also held leadership positions in many optometric and civic
20institutions, including the West Suburban Optometric Society,
21the Vision Conservation Institute, the American Optometric

 

 

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1Association, EyeGrads, Inc., Good Samaritan Hospital, and
2Metropics; and
 
3    WHEREAS, When modern 3-D movies were introduced, Floyd
4Mizener saw it as an opportunity to get the public educated on
5the need for two eyes working together so depth perception
6could be attained and appreciated; he subsequently made contact
7with a longtime friend, Willis Johnson, who owned and operated
814 movie theatres in Downers Grove, about utilizing 3-D movies
9to educate people about possible eye problems; he then
10contacted his colleagues in the National Association of Theatre
11Owners in an effort to develop a trailer to precede 3-D movies
12that briefly describes the need for binocularity to see and
13appreciate depth fully; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Floyd Mizener's 3-D movie approach will greatly
15increase awareness of various eye defects, such as crippled
16binocular fusion, lazy eye, nearsightedness, farsightedness,
17and many other vision impairments and help to provide treatment
18solutions that may not otherwise be available; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Floyd Mizener serves as a model of hard work,
20integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
21Illinois; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2we congratulate Dr. Floyd D. Mizener on the occasion of
3receiving the 3D Eye Doctor of the Year Award from the
4International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society and wish him
5continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
6further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Floyd Mizener as a symbol of our esteem and
9respect.