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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the  State  of  Illinois  would like to thank the organizers,
 4    volunteers, and participants of the Centralia Relay for  Life
 5    for their hard work and contributions to the event; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Relay  for Life is an annual fundraiser for the
 7    American Cancer Society; and

 8        WHEREAS, Each year, the Relay for Life consists of  teams
 9    which  commit  to having one member walk the track during the
10    entire event; the opening lap at each relay is  traditionally
11    known  as  the  Survivor's  Lap,  which  is  walked by cancer
12    survivors; and

13        WHEREAS, Melynda Wesling, Vicky Vaughn, LynAnn Pigg,  and
14    Jamie  Elmore  served  as  the  Co-Chairmen for the Centralia
15    relay; Kim McMillan has put in countless hours  in  the  past
16    for the event; therefore, be it

17        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
18    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
19    we  congratulate  Melynda Wesling, Vicky Vaughn, LynAnn Pigg,
20    Jamie Elmore, and Kim McMillan for their  extensive  work  in
21    support of the Centralia Relay for Life annual event, both in
22    2003 and in the past; and be it further

23        RESOLVED,  That  we  extend  our  heartiest thanks to the
24    volunteers, cancer survivors, and participants for their work
25    on behalf of cancer research and awareness, and we honor  the
26    memory of the victims of cancer; and be it further

27        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
28    presented to Melynda  Wesling,  Vicky  Vaughn,  LynAnn  Pigg,
29    Jamie  Elmore,  and  Kim  McMillan  as  an  expression of our
30    sincere gratitude and respect.