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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chicago 
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HIV/AIDS activist Ann L. Dunmore of South Holland, who passed 
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away on April 24, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Big Momma," she was a 
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tireless advocate, giving voice to the needs of people living 
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with HIV/AIDS; she began her work with the AIDS Alternative 
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Health Project (AAHP) with Michael Brickman; she wanted to 
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improve the lives of other women living with the virus and 
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later began working with the Chicago Women's AIDS Project 
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(CWAP); and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Using information learned from  AAHP, CWAP, the 
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Chicago Area HIV/AIDS Services Planning Council, the HIV 
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Prevention Regional Implementation Group, the Prevention 
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Community Planning Group, and the AFC Service Providers Council 
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Executive Committee, she created the South Suburban HIV/AIDS 
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Regional Coalition (SSHARC); with clarity of purpose, Ann 
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became the Patient Care Coordinator within the Ambulatory 
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Clinic Network of Cook County; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Ann also worked as the Case Manager and Clinic 
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Coordinator for Altgeld Health Center in Chicago from December 
 


 






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of 2000 to the present and as Women's Advocate/Outreach 
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Coordinator for the Chicago Women's AIDS Project in Chicago 
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from November of 1998 to the present; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Through her hard work, dedication, and efforts, 
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HIV/AIDS groups across the State and Chicagoland were changed 
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for the better; she advocated in Springfield and within Chicago 
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for the rights of others; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has lost a true spokesperson 
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and champion for others with the loss of Ann Dunmore; 
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therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with her family, friends, and the many lives she 
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changed, the passing of Ann Dunmore; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family and friends of Ann Dunmore as an 
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expression of our sincere sympathy.