HR0370 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Susan B. Friend on the occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of the South East Association for Special Recreation (SEASPAR) on July 7, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Susan Friend joined SEASPAR in 1979 and has 38 years of service with the organization; before joining SEASPAR, she began her career at the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association and has a total of 40 years experience serving the recreation needs of individuals with disabilities; and

WHEREAS, Susan Friend served at SEASPAR as Superintendent of Recreation during the organization's formative years and became Executive Director in 2006; and

WHEREAS, Susan Friend served as president of the Special Recreation Association of Northern Illinois and was the director and a board member of the Illinois Therapeutic Recreation Section (ITRS); and

WHEREAS, Susan Friend has received the ITRS Special Recognition Award, the ITRS Distinguished Service Award, the ITRS Director's Award, and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association President's Award; and

WHEREAS, Susan Friend earned a bachelor's degree in recreation administration from Eastern Illinois University; she served as Recreation Administration Alumni Association President and received the Distinguished Alumni Award; she has a master's degree in management from National Louis University; and

WHEREAS, Susan Friend is actively involved in her church and local Kiwanis Club, where she has served as president; and

WHEREAS, SEASPAR would not be where it is today without the influence of Susan Friend; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Susan B. Friend on her retirement as Executive Director of the South East Association for Special Recreation, and we wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Susan Friend as an expression of our esteem and respect.