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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Alice Phillips of Oak Brook is a respected
3 lobbyist and renowned chef and author of cookbooks; she has had
4 a long and successful relationship working with State
5 government; from her beginnings, working with Josephine
6 Oblinger in Sangamon County politics, to her current work as
7 President of Government Affairs Specialists, Inc., and founder
8 and President of the Illinois Lincoln Series; and
 
9     WHEREAS, As a lobbyist in the State of Illinois, Alice
10 Phillips was given a high honor when she was elected Speaker of
11 the Third House in 1996; in the 65 years of the Third House,
12 Alice Phillips was the first and only woman to serve in that
13 capacity; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Alice Phillips is sharing her renowned culinary
15 talents with the Conference of Women Legislators, a non-profit,
16 non-partisan organization that advances the interests of
17 women, children, and families through State, local, and
18 national initiatives; since 1979, legislators have been
19 working together on significant public policy issues such as
20 the budget, health care, child care, elder care, education,
21 economic development, crime prevention, and the environment;
22 and
 
23     WHEREAS, Alice Phillips will prepare an Italian feast to
24 benefit the Conference of Women Legislators (COWL) scholarship
25 fund on May 3, 2004, at the Sangamo Club in Springfield; she is
26 dedicating the evening's Italian repast to the memory of former
27 Senator Aldo DeAngelis; in addition, she will share the profits
28 from her latest cookbook with the scholarship fund; therefore,
29 be it
 
30     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
31 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 recognize and thank Alice Phillips for lending her talents to
2 benefit COWL's scholarship fund; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Alice Phillips as a token of our respect and
5 esteem.