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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to recognize Mrs. Linda Duby for
4 her outstanding contributions on behalf of the senior
5 citizens of St. Anne; and
6 WHEREAS, Mrs. Duby was the youngest of 8 children, born
7 to Henry and Roslee LaMontagne; she was a victim of polio
8 prior to the discovery of a vaccine and has fought through
9 adversity for most of her life; she was Kankakee County's
10 March of Dimes Poster Girl until she was 12 years old;
11 through surgery at Shriner's Hospital in Chicago, her
12 situation was much improved; and
13 WHEREAS, Mrs. Duby is the mother of two sons, Shawn and
14 Shane, and one daughter, Dawn; she and her husband, Gene
15 Duby, have a farm which she helps to keep running smoothly;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, Mrs. Duby is the executive director of Concerned
18 Action for the Elderly (C.A.F.E.), which is an organization
19 dedicated to serve the senior citizens of the greater St.
20 Anne community; one of Mrs. Duby's goals was to provide
21 affordable housing to seniors, allowing them to remain in St.
22 Anne when they could no longer maintain their homes; and
23 WHEREAS, Through the hard work of Mrs. Duby, ground was
24 broken for Northlake Villa, a 12-unit senior citizen complex,
25 which will be located on the north side of St. Anne; Mrs.
26 Duby also serves as the executive director of St. Anne Senior
27 Housing Limited Parnership and is the project manager for
28 Northlake Villa; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
31 we thank Mrs. Linda Duby for her efforts on behalf of the
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1 senior citizens of St. Anne; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Mrs. Duby as an expression of our sincere
4 respect and esteem.