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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to honor citizens of the State |
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| who have made significant contributions in their field; and
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| WHEREAS, Alice Jayne Swickard taught music at Carl Sandburg |
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| Elementary School in Charleston from 1969 to 1972; she served |
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| as the music teacher at Charleston High School and Charleston |
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| Junior High School from 1978 to 1992; during that period, she |
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| directed before and after school choruses and swing choirs at |
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| both schools; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1986 to 1992 and 1999 to 2000, she was the |
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| director of the spring musical at Charleston High School; her |
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| husband, Dave, worked with her on these musicals, building sets |
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| for nearly every production; during that time, she directed |
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| Nights on Broadway, The Music Man, South Pacific, Oklahoma, The |
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| Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof (2 times), Bye Bye Birdie, |
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| Anything Goes, Carousel, My Fair Lady (2 times), and Annie Get |
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| Your Gun; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to 1991, Mrs. Swickard served at Wesley |
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| United Methodist Church as a choral director for many years; |
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| from 1991 to 2000, she was a Music Associate at Wesley United |
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| Methodist Church, directing all of the youth and adult choirs |
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| and church music, and she was also the assistant organist and |
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| organist; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout her life in Charleston, Mrs. Swickard |
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| taught piano; she and her daughter shared a music studio, |
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| Studio 88; she generously provided accompaniment at churches, |
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| schools, funerals, weddings, and recitals throughout the |
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| community; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Swickard is married to Dave and is the mother |