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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives would like to recognize Sally Ann Hogan on
4 the occasion of her 75th birthday; and
5 WHEREAS, Ms. Hogan was born on January 8, 1928; she
6 graduated from St. Scholastica Academy in 1944 and also
7 completed a two year business program at Mundelein College in
8 Chicago; and
9 WHEREAS, Ms. Hogan started her career in banking with
10 Lake Shore National Bank of Chicago, which later became the
11 First National Bank of Chicago and then United Bank; she
12 served as an officer of United Bank before suffering a major
13 stroke in 1947 at the age of 46; and
14 WHEREAS, After her stroke, she remained paralyzed on one
15 side with aphasia affecting her speech; she underwent
16 extensive rehabilitation therapy where her motto was work,
17 work, work; she regained self sufficiency and returned home;
18 she also returned to college, earning an Associates Degree in
19 Liberal Arts and Sciences from McHenry County College; and
20 WHEREAS, Ms. Hogan is currently a resident at Brighton
21 Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Prospect Heights; she
22 serves on the resident council and worked to enact a
23 recycling program at the facility; and
24 WHEREAS, Ms. Hogan serves as a strong advocate for the
25 disabled having overcome her own adversity; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we hereby extend our best wishes to Sally Ann Hogan, on the
29 occasion of her 75th birthday and offer our best wishes for
30 the future; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Sally Ann Hogan.