093_HR0326
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate Patricia O'Hara on
4 her retirement after 27 years of service; and
5 WHEREAS, Ms. O'Hara worked for Representative Leroy
6 VanDuyne from 1975 until 1990 and then for Representative
7 Jack McGuire from 1990 until her retirement on December 31,
8 2002; and
9 WHEREAS, Ms. O'Hara was born in California and moved to
10 Joliet when she was 18 months old; she was the first State
11 Central Committee Woman elected in her district after the
12 regulations were changed to require one man and one woman in
13 each district; and
14 WHEREAS, Ms. O'Hara is currently a member of the Illinois
15 Democratic Women; she served on the Planning Commission for
16 the City of Joliet and attended accounting classes at Joliet
17 Junior College; and
18 WHEREAS, Ms. O'Hara was married for 49 years to her late
19 husband, William; she is the mother of five children, the
20 grandmother of nine, and is soon to be a great-grandmother;
21 therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate Ms. Patricia O'Hara on her retirement after
25 27 years of service, and we commend her for her dedication to
26 the service of the people of Illinois; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Ms. Patricia O'Hara as an expression of our
29 respect and esteem and with our sincere wishes for a peaceful
30 and relaxing retirement.