HR0014 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are proud to honor those who make worthwhile contributions to their communities; and

WHEREAS, Joyce Horiuchi was appointed to the Hoffman Estates Cultural Awareness Commission on March 22, 1993, and continues to serve as an active member of the Commission today; and

WHEREAS, Joyce Horiuchi graduated with Class 6 of the Citizens Police Academy in the spring of 2002; and

WHEREAS, Joyce Horiuchi has been an outstanding volunteer with the Hoffman Estates Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association for many years; she has volunteered for multiple events, including the association's fishing derby, adjudication hearings, Shop with a Cop, and various ILEETA events; and

WHEREAS, Joyce Horiuchi's length of service and her positive attitude toward all of the commission's activities, such as the MLK Jr. Breakfast Celebration, Unity Day, Hispanic Heritage Day Fiesta, and others, are a testament to her great dedication to this worthy cause; and

WHEREAS, Joyce Horiuchi's service to the Cultural Awareness Commission and the Village of Hoffman Estates' citizens is best described in a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.: "All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence"; and

WHEREAS, Joyce Horiuchi and her loving husband, Morimasa, have 2 children; and

WHEREAS, Joyce Horiuchi's many years of dedicated service on the Cultural Awareness Commission and in other volunteer capacities makes her worthy of the greatest respect; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Joyce Horiuchi for her many contributions to her community and wish her continued success in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Joyce Horiuchi as a symbol of our respect and esteem.