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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The work of Illinois government requires constant | ||||||
| 3 | efforts from many unrecognized individuals who keep the | ||||||
| 4 | proverbial wheels of state turning; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The work of one such individual, Michelle "Babs" | ||||||
| 6 | Davis, who, for 27 years has served the House of | ||||||
| 7 | Representatives with intelligence and grace, certainly | ||||||
| 8 | deserves our praise today, the final day of her duty to the | ||||||
| 9 | House; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Michelle Davis began her career with the Illinois | ||||||
| 11 | House of Representatives as a page in 1987, only a few years | ||||||
| 12 | after graduating from Springfield's Sacred Heart Academy; she | ||||||
| 13 | continued her work with us as an Administrative Assistant for | ||||||
| 14 | the House Republican Policy Staff from 1988 to 1991; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Michelle Davis served as Legislative Assistant to | ||||||
| 16 | State Representative Kathleen Wojcik from 1991 to 1999 and as a | ||||||
| 17 | Legislative Aide to State Representative William Black from | ||||||
| 18 | 2000 to 2009; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Michelle Davis also served as Legislative | ||||||
| 20 | Assistant to State Representative Mike Bost from 2009 to 2014 | ||||||
| 21 | and worked with State Representative John Anthony following his | ||||||
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| 1 | entrance to the Illinois House; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Former State Representative and current United | ||||||
| 3 | States Representative Mike Bost refers to Michelle Davis as the | ||||||
| 4 | best secretary he ever had throughout his 20-year career in the | ||||||
| 5 | General Assembly; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Congressman Bost and his wife, Tracy, wish to join | ||||||
| 7 | the members of the Illinois House of Representatives and its | ||||||
| 8 | staff in congratulating Michelle Davis on her outstanding | ||||||
| 9 | 27-year career and wish her all the best as she continues her | ||||||
| 10 | career in public service with the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 11 | Children and Family Services; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | thank Michelle "Babs" Davis for her 27 years of hard work and | ||||||
| 15 | service to the Illinois House of Representatives and wish her | ||||||
| 16 | continued success in the next chapter of her public service; | ||||||
| 17 | and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Michelle Davis as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect.
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