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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Amy Zisook on the
4occasion of her 50th birthday; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Amy Zisook was born to Lois and Edmond Zisook on
6April 19, 1961, at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, and
7joined her sister, Ellen, in the family; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Amy Zisook attended John F. Kennedy Elementary
9School and Edgewood Junior High School in Highland Park before
10graduating from Highland Park High School in 1979; she
11subsequently graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio,
12earning her degree in finance in 1983; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Amy Zisook developed a love of politics and
14government at an early age, beginning with volunteer work for
15State Representative Grace Mary Stern; while in college, she
16volunteered for Paul Simon's first campaign for the United
17States Senate and was hired upon graduation as a fundraiser for
18the campaign; she continued her fundraising work in Illinois
19for Adlai Stevenson III, Richard Durbin, Dawn Clark Netsch,
20Martin Oberman, and Paul Simon's run for the Presidency in
211988, among others; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Amy Zisook started her own firm, Amy Zisook and
2Associates in Chicago and raised funds for numerous non-profit
3organizations, including the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs
4and the Chicago Bar Association; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In 1992, Amy Zisook went to Arkansas to raise
6funds for Governor Bill Clinton's run for the presidency; she
7then went to Washington D.C. to become a Special Assistant to
8President Clinton upon his election; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Amy Zisook served as Vice President of the Chicago
10Board Options Exchange, in charge of civic and government
11affairs; she has been an active civic volunteer in Highland
12Park for the Lincoln School PTA and other charitable
13organizations; she is now the Development Director for the
14Highland Park Community Family Center; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Amy Zisook is married to David Rosen; she is the
16mother of Sarah Rosen and the step-mother of Jordan and Robert
17Rosen; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20we congratulate Amy Zisook on the occasion of her 50th birthday
21and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and
22be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Amy Zisook as a symbol of our esteem and respect.