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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Kim Commack on her 
4retirement as a Safe School Teacher, Center for Education 
5Opportunity, Madison County Regional Safe School Program; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Kim Commack began her education career as a safe 
7school teacher in 1979 and has spent all of her 34 years in 
8education at the regional safe school in Madison County; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Kim Commack taught thousands of at-risk youth 
10language art skills and served as a program coordinator to 
11educate thousands of young people so that they could become 
12productive members of society; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Kim Commack received her bachelor of science 
14degree from Southwest Missouri State University in 
15Springfield, Missouri, in 1977 and her master of science degree 
16in special education from Southern Illinois University at 
17Edwardsville in 1986; she obtained her National Council for 
18Therapeutic Recreation Certification as a Therapeutic 
19Recreation Specialist in December 1989; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Kim Commack will be retiring to spend more time 
21with her children, Emily, Nathan, and Leah; her husband, Tom; 
 
 
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1and their dog, Molly, and will be making frequent trips to 
2their second home at the Lake of the Ozarks; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Kim Commack's retirement from the Center for 
4Education Opportunity will become official on May 22, 2013; 
5therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we congratulate Kim Commack on the occasion of her retirement, 
9thank her for her commitment to education, and wish her the 
10best in all her future endeavours; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to Kim Commack as an expression of our esteem and 
13respect.