HR1172 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR1172 LRB097 21993 GRL 70717 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to commend and thank Dale and Rita Colee for their support of the Wounded Warrior Project; and

WHEREAS, The Wounded Warrior Project seeks to honor and empower wounded service members by offering unique, direct programs and services to meet the many needs of those service members that are injured in the course of their duties; and

WHEREAS, Dale and Rita Colee opened their pharmacy, "Dale's Southlake Pharmacy" in Decatur, in 2001; and

WHEREAS, Dale Colee and his daughter, Ericka, first heard of the Wounded Warrior Project at a convention they were attending in the summer of 2011; upon their return, they decided to become more involved in this cause; and

WHEREAS, Illinois State Representative Ron Stephens, an employee of the pharmacy, pledged to walk from Dale's Southlake Pharmacy to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Springfield to raise funds and awareness for the project; he also obtained pledges of $100 for every mile walked; and

WHEREAS, On Memorial Day 2012, Representative Stephens completed the 42-mile walk; together with Dale's Southlake Pharmacy, Illinois State Representative Jim Sacia, and Cardinal Distributers, over $13,000 was raised for the Wounded Warrior Project; and

WHEREAS, A check will be presented to the Wounded Warrior Project on July 10, 2012, at the Decatur Club in Decatur; Cindy Jo Parsons, mother of Sergeant Shane Parsons, a wounded soldier and benefactor of the project, will also be in attendance; and

WHEREAS, Dale and Rita Colee, as well as all who lend their support to the Wounded Warrior Project, serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commend and thank Dale and Rita Colee for their support of the Wounded Warrior Project and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dale and Rita Colee as a symbol of our esteem and respect.