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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon
4 as founder of TCA Health, Incorporated; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon was born in New Orleans;
6 her education began in New Orleans, and continued at Xavier
7 University where she received her B.S. degree in Pre-Med; she
8 was admitted to medical school at Howard University, completing
9 the first two years there before transferring to the University
10 of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago where she received
11 her M.D. degree (and later an M.P.H. degree); and
 
12     WHEREAS, Upon the completion of a rotating internship, she
13 began practice on the west side of Chicago in a very busy
14 office; after one year in that setting, she was introduced to
15 the Altgeld Gardens community,) where she spent the next
16 thirty-five years organizing and operating the Clinic in
17 Altgeld, Incorporated (now TCA Health, Incorporated, Chicago);
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, Dr. Jackson Bacon was an elected official of the
20 State of Illinois, serving on the Board of Trustees for the
21 University of Illinois; in addition to her great dedication to
22 the practice of medicine, she has often used the medium of

 

 

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1 poetry to speak of injustices and record observations noted in
2 life; she has three published volumes of poetry; and
 
3     WHEREAS, During the past decade, she resumed singing; a
4 mezzo-soprano, she has thrilled audiences at major concert
5 halls and cathedrals around the country; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Since leaving the daily practice of medicine, Dr.
7 Bacon developed the Institute for Black Women, Inc. and Project
8 18; the Institute for Black Women, Inc., in conjunction with
9 Malcolm X College, developed A Series of Symposia on issues
10 relevant to women in celebration of Women's Month in 2003 and
11 2004; presentations are scheduled to be an annual event each
12 March; Project 18, A Concept of Urban Education, seeks to
13 empower parents with the tools needed to inspire and guide
14 their children towards achieving success; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate and thank Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon for her years
18 of commitment to the needs of others; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon as a symbol of our
21 respect and esteem.