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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 and recognize Gloria Anne | ||||||
4 | Dallagiacomo Murawksa on her 90th birthday; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa was born on New Year's Eve in | ||||||
6 | 1932 in the small coal mining town of Clinton, Indiana; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa was the middle child of three | ||||||
8 | with her older brother Robert and younger brother Richard; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Ten years later, Gloria Murawksa and her family | ||||||
10 | moved to Taylor Street in Chicago, where she graduated from | ||||||
11 | Harrison High School in 1950; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa then attended Northern Illinois | ||||||
13 | University for her bachelor's degree in History Education and | ||||||
14 | subsequently received her master's degree in History from | ||||||
15 | DePaul University; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa began her teaching career at | ||||||
17 | Elmwood Park High School in 1955 as part of the first class of | ||||||
18 | teachers hired at the newly opened school; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa taught history, government, and |
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1 | work study classes at the school for 40 years and served as the | ||||||
2 | faculty sponsor of the school yearbook; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa married fellow Elmwood Park High | ||||||
4 | School teacher James F. Murawksa in 1964, and they | ||||||
5 | subsequently had two children, Lisa and Jim; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Following the death of her husband in 1970, | ||||||
7 | Gloria Murawksa raised her children and was an actively | ||||||
8 | involved parent; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa led her daughter's Campfire Girls | ||||||
10 | Troupe, joined the Rhodes Elementary School PTA, and was | ||||||
11 | always the loudest voice in the stands at almost every | ||||||
12 | football game for her son; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa is the grandmother to Anthony, | ||||||
14 | James, Leah, and Ryan; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa continues her involvement by | ||||||
16 | keeping in touch with a group of mothers from the PTA who call | ||||||
17 | themselves "The Rhodes Scholars" as well as bringing energy | ||||||
18 | and spirit to her grandsons' football games; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa was first elected to the Leyden | ||||||
20 | High School Board of Education in August of 1986,; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa retired from teaching in 1994 but | ||||||
2 | remains active in the community and has served as vice | ||||||
3 | president on the Board of Education since May 10th, 2007; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa brings a multidimensional | ||||||
5 | perspective to the Board of Education, as a parent, a teacher, | ||||||
6 | a taxpayer, and a historian; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Gloria Murawksa is one of only 47 school board | ||||||
8 | members in the entire state who have served more than 25 years | ||||||
9 | on their respective school boards; and
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10 | WHEREAS, A steadfast supporter of students, Gloria | ||||||
11 | Murawksa has always been committed to "what's best for the | ||||||
12 | kids," and the Leyden High School Board and 20th District | ||||||
13 | community have been immeasurably fortunate to have Gloria as a | ||||||
14 | member of the community; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
16 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
17 | we congratulate Gloria Anne Dallagiacomo Murawksa on her 90th | ||||||
18 | birthday and recognize this joyful celebration; and be it | ||||||
19 | further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to Gloria Murawksa to wish her a happy birthday and a | ||||||
2 | joyful new year ahead of her.
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