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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to honor and congratulate Kathy Lynn Wear | ||||||
4 | on her retirement from teaching and school administration at | ||||||
5 | the Blessed Sacrament School in Springfield; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Kathy Wear was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Frank | ||||||
7 | and Viola (Tipsword) Kabbes on August 20, 1955; she grew up in | ||||||
8 | Effingham and graduated as valedictorian of her class at St. | ||||||
9 | Anthony High School; she graduated from Quincy College in 1977 | ||||||
10 | with high honors; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Kathy Wear's first teaching job was at Maine North | ||||||
12 | High School in Glenview from 1977 to 1981; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, Kathy Wear married James Wear on August 20, 1981 | ||||||
14 | in Effingham and they moved to Springfield, where she taught at | ||||||
15 | Blessed Sacrament School from 1981 to 1983; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Kathy Wear then chose to stay home and nurture her | ||||||
17 | three children, Sarah born June 30, 1983, Adam born September | ||||||
18 | 30, 1985, and Jacob born January 5, 1986, all of whom attended | ||||||
19 | Blessed Sacrament School; all three were accomplished students | ||||||
20 | like their mother and now serve as public accountants; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Kathy Wear returned to teaching English at Blessed | ||||||
2 | Sacrament School in 1993; she was chosen as principal of the | ||||||
3 | school in 2002 and has served in that capacity since then; | ||||||
4 | during this time, she obtained her Master's in School | ||||||
5 | Administration; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, Kathy Wear has been a dedicated, supportive, | ||||||
7 | caring, creative, and compassionate leader at Blessed | ||||||
8 | Sacrament School, not only to her students, but also to the | ||||||
9 | teachers and staff; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, Kathy Wear has successfully guided Blessed | ||||||
11 | Sacrament School through an exciting period of growth and | ||||||
12 | expansion, both for the school campus and environment, but also | ||||||
13 | with the number of students, now totaling 515 students from | ||||||
14 | preschool through 8th grade, and over 50 teachers and staff | ||||||
15 | members; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Kathy Wear exemplifies and lives out the school's | ||||||
17 | mission of students "learning to make a difference" through a | ||||||
18 | Catholic education that nurtures the whole student - body, | ||||||
19 | mind, and spirit - and encourages each to develop a lifelong | ||||||
20 | personal relationship with Christ in a caring community; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, It would be impossible to count the number of | ||||||
22 | sporting events, geography and spelling bees, plays and |
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1 | musicals, and numerous other activities that Kathy Wear | ||||||
2 | attended to see her students perform and cheer them on; it | ||||||
3 | would be easier to count the very few she did miss; and | ||||||
4 | WHEREAS, Now a grandmother, Kathy Wear is ready, after 25 | ||||||
5 | years of service as a teacher, parent, and principal to Blessed | ||||||
6 | Sacrament School, to enjoy retirement, travel with her husband, | ||||||
7 | Jim, and spend time with her wonderful children, their | ||||||
8 | families, and her beautiful grandchildren; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The entire Blessed Sacrament School family - and | ||||||
10 | it is truly a family - will miss her smile and her support | ||||||
11 | every day and are grateful for her years of service and the | ||||||
12 | many wonderful memories they have of her; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
14 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
15 | honor Kathy Lynn Wear for her 25 years of dedicated service to | ||||||
16 | Blessed Sacrament School and to her community; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to Kathy Wear as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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