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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Chris Raap on the occasion | ||||||
| 4 | of her retirement as Head of Reference for the Evergreen Park | ||||||
| 5 | Library; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Chris Raap graduated from Northern Illinois | ||||||
| 7 | University with a Bachelor of Science in
Education; she | ||||||
| 8 | obtained a master's degree in library science from Chicago | ||||||
| 9 | State
University in 1974; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Chris Raap joined the Evergreen Park Public | ||||||
| 11 | Library in October of 1974, and through
demonstrated | ||||||
| 12 | leadership, was promoted to Head of Adult Services; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Chris Raap has the distinction of serving under | ||||||
| 14 | all 4 Evergreen Park Public
Library Directors: library founder | ||||||
| 15 | Amie Martin, Connie Angelo, Margaret Smith, and
Nicki Seidl; | ||||||
| 16 | and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Chris Raap was a valuable member of the management | ||||||
| 18 | team that coordinated a
successful expansion and remodeling of | ||||||
| 19 | the Evergreen Park Public Library in 2006 and 2007; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Chris Raap is a strong protector of patrons' right | ||||||
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| 1 | to privacy and confidentiality and
is a staunch supporter of | ||||||
| 2 | intellectual freedom; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Chris Raap has experienced firsthand the digital | ||||||
| 4 | evolution in public libraries and
has greeted change with | ||||||
| 5 | competence and enthusiasm; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Chris Raap has an adventurous spirit that finds an | ||||||
| 7 | outlet in worldwide travel and
that embraces diversity; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Chriss Raap's retirement will be official on | ||||||
| 9 | August 21, 2015, after 41 years of service to the Evergren Park | ||||||
| 10 | Library; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 12 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 13 | congratulate Chris Raap on 41 years of service to the Evergreen | ||||||
| 14 | Park Public Library and to the people of
Evergreen Park, and we | ||||||
| 15 | wish her continued success and fulfillment in her life and | ||||||
| 16 | future
travels; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Chris Raap as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 19 | respect.
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