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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to recognize Linda L. Allan for her | ||||||
| 4 | contributions to the State of Illinois as President of the | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Funeral Directors Association; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan is the daughter of Robert and Nancy | ||||||
| 7 | Ciuferi of Collinsville; she grew up in an apartment above her | ||||||
| 8 | family's funeral home; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan joined her parents in the family | ||||||
| 10 | business in 1982; she earned her associate's degree in funeral | ||||||
| 11 | service education from St. Louis Community College; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan is the owner of Allan and Ciuferi | ||||||
| 13 | Funeral Home on Main Street in Collinsville; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan was elected to serve as President of | ||||||
| 15 | the Illinois Funeral Directors Association; the installation | ||||||
| 16 | took place at the association's 130th annual convention at the | ||||||
| 17 | Hotel Pere Marquette in Peoria; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan is a member of all of the IFDA | ||||||
| 19 | committees and is an ex-officio member; she previously served | ||||||
| 20 | on the Convention, Constitution, and By-Laws Committee and the | ||||||
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| 1 | Legislative Committee; she also served as the association's | ||||||
| 2 | Regional Director and President-Elect; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Funeral Directors Association is a | ||||||
| 4 | 129-year old association for funeral directors and embalmers; | ||||||
| 5 | the association's members represent funeral homes in every | ||||||
| 6 | county of the State; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan currently serves as Deputy Coroner in | ||||||
| 8 | Madison County; she is also a member of the Madison County | ||||||
| 9 | Funeral Directors Association; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan is a past chairman of the Collinsville | ||||||
| 11 | Italian Fest and serves on the Collinsville Chamber of | ||||||
| 12 | Commerce, the Collinsville Planning Commission, and the Uptown | ||||||
| 13 | Development Committee; she is also a member of the Al Sihah | ||||||
| 14 | Temple #29 - Daughters of the Nile; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan is the loving mother of Nicholas D. | ||||||
| 16 | Allan; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Linda Allan's leadership of the Illinois Funeral | ||||||
| 18 | Directors Association has greatly influenced legislation on | ||||||
| 19 | the funeral industry in the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
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| 1 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we congratulate Linda L. Allan for her successful term as the | ||||||
| 3 | President of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association and | ||||||
| 4 | recognize her for her many contributions to the State of | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Linda L. Allan as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 8 | respect for her contributions to the State.
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