HR0343 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, William J. Becker, Sister Linda Jansen, SSND, MaryAnn Keiner, and Lawrence Luebbers will be inducted into the Mater Dei Catholic High School Hall of Honor on Saturday, May 7, 2005; and; and

WHEREAS, Inductees into the Mater Dei Hall of Honor have distinguished themselves in living the mission of Mater Dei High School by their service to their communities in the areas of academics, business, professional or religious life, and public service; and

WHEREAS, William J. Becker of Breese is an Associate Judge of the Fourth Circuit, and is active in various bar associations and judges' associations; he has lectured for the Illinois State Bar and other professional organizations on litigation and related topics; he is a member of St. Dominic's Parish in Breese and has served as president of the Parish Council; he is a past president of the St. Joseph Hospital Foundation and a member of the St. Joseph Hospital Advisory Board and the Breese Lions' Club; he and his wife, Joanie, whom he married in 1973, have three children, and the entire family are Mater Dei graduates; and

WHEREAS, MaryAnn (Andolsek) Keiner of Noblesville, Indiana, has been the Pastoral Associate for Liturgy and Adult Formation at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Noblesville, Indiana, since 2000; each year, she directs the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults in her parish, leading over 30 new people each year; she counsels and aids parishioners and staff members; previously, she worked as Director of Religious Education at Holy Trinity in Bloomington, as coordinator of Elementary Religious Education, and as Director of Religious Education at Our Lady of Grace; she is a member of the Diocesan Liturgical Commission for the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana and served as its chairperson in 2003; she was named one of 25 Outstanding Religious Educators in the country by Catechist magazine; she is married to Ed Keiner and together they have three children; and

WHEREAS, Sister Linda Jansen, SSND, of St. Louis, entered the religious community of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in the fall of 1959, professed her First Vows in 1961, and her Final Vows in 1966; she served as a business teacher, as principal, and later ministered in the Business Department at St. Francis Borgia High School in Washington, Missouri; she also taught and served as principal at Duchesne High School in St. Charles, Missouri, served as secretary to the Provincial Leadership of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in St. Louis, and as treasurer of her religious congregation; she has been active on numerous committees and has accompanied students and other sisters on international trips; and

WHEREAS, Lawrence "Larry" Luebbers is a 1975 graduate of Mater Dei High School; he graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and is a licensed C.P.A.; he is a partner with Deloitte and Touche Accounting; he is married to Mary Ann and has one twelve-year-old son, Jared; Mr. Luebbers is an internationally respected business leader; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate William J. Becker, Sister Linda Jansen, SSND, MaryAnn Keiner, and Lawrence Luebbers on their induction into the Mater Dei Hall of Honor; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to each inductee as an expression of our respect and esteem.