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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Sandra Bury, an Oak 
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Lawn optometrist, on being recognized as the 2004 "Young 
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Optometrist of the Year" by the American Optometric 
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Association; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Since her graduation from the Illinois College of 
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Optometry in 1995, Dr. Bury has accepted leadership 
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responsibility in her professional organization, the Illinois 
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Optometric Association; and 
 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Bury's activities involve the Oak Lawn Rotary 
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Club, the Illinois Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity 
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(VOSH) Illinois Chapter, and many board memberships; she was 
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awarded the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow award for her 
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leadership and volunteer service in the Oak Lawn Rotary Club; 
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the Rotary Club is dedicated to providing services in the 
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community, state, nation, and the world to those in need; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In her service to humanity through VOSH, Dr. Bury 
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has been to six foreign countries as a volunteer optometrist, 
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paying her own expenses to examine the eyes of the poor; her 
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trips include leading a mission to Nicaragua, and co-leading 
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missions to Peru and Lithuania; the mission leader must make 
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all physical arrangements in the host country and recruit all 
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personnel, including other optometrists and support persons as 
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well as supervise the collection and packing of eight to ten 
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thousand pairs of used eye glasses; she has also been to 
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Mexico, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic; each VOSH mission 
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usually examines 1,500 to 2,000 persons; she and her associate 
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in practice, Dr. Floyd Woods, traveled to Lithuania and were 
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doing examinations on 9/11/01; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Bury currently participates  in several 
 


 






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domestic missions throughout Chicagoland and established a 
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mission in her hometown to examine the eyes of the homeless 
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through the PADS program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She is currently President of the South Suburban 
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Optometric Society of the Illinois Optometric Association; 
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during her presidency she has helped, with the assistance of 
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the West Suburban Optometric society, to charter a new 
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optometric society in the Joliet area; this is the first new 
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optometric society to be organized in Illinois in many years; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Bury is a member of the Professional Advisory 
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Council of the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually 
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impaired; and Prevent Blindness America recognized Dr. Bury 
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with a "Woman of Vision Award" in 2002; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Bury has assembled a wonderful staff of highly 
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trained, capable technicians, receptionists, and opticians to 
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assist her in her private practice of optometry; without her 
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skilled staff, Dr. Bury would not be able to accomplish the 
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recognition she has earned; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dr. Bury will be recognized for her achievements 
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at the annual meeting of the American Optometric Association in 
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Orlando, Florida on June 24th, 2004; therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Dr. Sandra Bury on being recognized as the 2004 
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"Young Optometrist of the Year" and recognize all her hard work 
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and dedication; and be it further

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