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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Margaret "Peggy" Frank on 
4the occasion of her retirement as the executive director of 
5Naper Settlement after 33 years; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Peggy Frank helped the 19th-century 
7living-history museum make great strides in restoring 
8buildings and making the settlement grounds a welcoming place 
9for visitors; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Peggy Frank helped oversee construction of the 
11Pre-Emption House Visitor Center and the renovation of the 
12Martin Mitchell Mansion; her proudest moments came in 2002 when 
13the settlement received accreditation from the American 
14Association of Museums; and

  
 
15    WHEREAS, Peggy Frank is a Chicago native; she worked for 
16the Historical Society of Delaware before coming to Naperville 
17in 1979 as the settlement's first paid curator; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Peggy Frank's leadership helped the museum grow 
19from a grass-roots local effort to a professional organization; 
20therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
2NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
3we wish to congratulate Peggy Frank on her retirement from the 
4Naper Settlement; and be it further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to Peggy Frank as an expression of our esteem and 
7respect.