HR1010 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Valerie F. Davis has been a respected and faithful employee of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, performing her duties faithfully in a variety of positions for the past 34 years; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis has served effectively as an Associate Deputy Director of the Department of Children and Family Services for the past 4 years while administering the statewide adoption program, including the Matching for Adoptive Placement Unit; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis has also administered the Local Area Network System, which provided interventive services to children at risk of school truancy, suspension, and expulsion; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis has served as an Associate Deputy Director in the Quality Assurance Bureau in the Administrative Case Review Unit, where she also performed as an Administrative Case Reviewer and as a Supervisor; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis performed well for over 8 years as an Assistant Guardianship Administrator under Richard S. Laymon, designated by the General Assembly to act "in loco parentis" for ward of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis was a founder of the IDCFS' African American Advisory Council, serving for many years as its chair while maintaining membership until her retirement; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis was a charter member of the Illinois African American Family Commission and continues to serve on its Research Foundation Board; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis has been a member, volunteer, and Chair of the Board of the Illinois Association of Minorities in Government, an organization that serves to ensure affirmative action in hiring, retention, and training of all minorities for positions in State agencies; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis is a graduate of the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, where she received her bachelor's degree; she continued her education at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Jane Addams Graduate College of Social Work, receiving her M.S.W. in 1973; and

WHEREAS, Valerie Davis continues to serve as an activist in civic affairs in her church, the St. Mark United Methodist Church, where she serves on the Senior Housing Board; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Valerie F. Davis on the occasion of her retirement and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Valerie F. Davis as a symbol of our esteem and respect.