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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is important to recognize those who contributed
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| 3 | to the betterment of the State of Illinois through public
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| 4 | service; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Suzanne Deuchler is a 60-year member of the Aurora | ||||||
| 6 | branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) | ||||||
| 7 | and credits the organization with helping her accomplish many | ||||||
| 8 | things in her life; she held 2 portfolios while with the AAUW: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) Global Interdependence and International Relations;
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| 10 | (2) State Board of AAUW for Global Interdependence; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Suzanne Deuchler was a member of the Kane County | ||||||
| 12 | Board from 1976 to 1980; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Suzanne Deuchler was elected to the Illinois | ||||||
| 14 | General Assembly in 1980 and served for 18 years; during that | ||||||
| 15 | time, she co-founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science | ||||||
| 16 | Academy; promoted the Orchard Road/Toll Road Interchange; | ||||||
| 17 | organized the Northeast Flood Project; supported water wells in | ||||||
| 18 | surrounding towns; participated in the White House Conference | ||||||
| 19 | on Small Businesses; co-chaired the General Assembly's | ||||||
| 20 | Conference of Women Legislators; championed the ratification | ||||||
| 21 | of the Equal Rights Amendment; received the Golden Apple Award | ||||||
| 22 | from the Illinois Education Association; supported a | ||||||
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| 1 | business-friendly environment in Illinois; backed | ||||||
| 2 | environmental legislation that promoted clean air and clean | ||||||
| 3 | water; and spearheaded Kane County's establishment of the | ||||||
| 4 | Nelson Lake Nature Preserve; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Suzanne Deuchler served on the boards of the | ||||||
| 6 | following organizations: the National Alliance for the | ||||||
| 7 | Mentally Ill, the Aurora Coordinating Council of Community | ||||||
| 8 | Organizations, the Aurora Historical Society, the Kane-Kendall | ||||||
| 9 | Mental Health Association, the Sci-Tech Museum, and the | ||||||
| 10 | Rush-Copley Medical Center; she also served as President of the | ||||||
| 11 | League of Women Voters; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Suzanne Deuchler graduated with honors in 1951 | ||||||
| 13 | from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts in | ||||||
| 14 | Liberal Arts with a major in
Spanish and a minor in speech; she | ||||||
| 15 | received an honorary doctorate from Aurora University on June | ||||||
| 16 | 6, 1999; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 19 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Orchard Road | ||||||
| 20 | interchange on Interstate 88 as the "Suzanne Deuchler Honorary | ||||||
| 21 | Interchange"; and be it further | ||||||
| 22 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
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| 1 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
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| 2 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs
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| 3 | giving notice of the name "Suzanne Deuchler Honorary | ||||||
| 4 | Interchange"; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 7 | and Suzanne Deuchler.
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