Full Text of HR0446 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate James Durkan on his | 4 | | retirement as President/CEO of the Community Memorial | 5 | | Foundation in Hinsdale; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jim Durkan is retiring as President/CEO of | 7 | | Community Memorial Foundation (CMF) effective December 31, | 8 | | 2011; he is a native of Swinford County Mayo, Ireland; County | 9 | | Mayo has a long honored tradition in Irish history; St. Patrick | 10 | | himself is claimed to have spent 40 days and 40 nights on | 11 | | Croagh Patrick praying for the people of Ireland; County Mayo | 12 | | also produced national treasures such as Michael Davitt and | 13 | | James Daley, who instituted social change during England's | 14 | | occupancy; James Durkan is another in the long list of Mayo men | 15 | | who bring honor and distinction for their sense of good will | 16 | | and justice; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jim Durkan has been with Community Memorial | 18 | | Foundation since its beginning in August 1995, after serving as | 19 | | the President of La Grange Memorial Hospital Foundation for 5 | 20 | | years and working in leadership roles at hospitals on the east | 21 | | coast; under his 16 years of leadership, the Foundation has | 22 | | awarded more than $50 million in grants to organizations | 23 | | serving people in the western suburbs; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure, he guided the launch of the | 2 | | Foundation's Responsive Grants Program, Building | 3 | | Organizational Effectiveness Initiative, and Healthcare Access | 4 | | Program, as well as past grant programs such as the Youth | 5 | | Initiative, Early Childhood Initiative, and Aging Well | 6 | | Program; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, He has worked tirelessly to further the | 8 | | Foundation's mission and develop a spirit of grant-making that | 9 | | is built on making a difference in the community; His | 10 | | unwavering dedication and thoughtful leadership has enabled | 11 | | Community Memorial Foundation to deepen its impact in improving | 12 | | the health and well being of those who live and work in the | 13 | | western suburbs; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Over the years he has also served the community as | 15 | | Board Chair of the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and | 16 | | Industry and of the Hinsdale Center for the Arts, and served as | 17 | | a board member of the Donors Forum; currently he serves on many | 18 | | boards and advisory committees including the Siragusa Family | 19 | | Foundation, TASC, the DuPage Health Coalition, the Illinois | 20 | | Attorney General's Charitable Advisory Council, and the | 21 | | Illinois Transitional Care Advisory Board; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate James Durkan on his retirement and thank him | 3 | | for his years of service; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to James Durkan as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
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