Full Text of HR0241 95th General Assembly
HR0241 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 |
| members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to | 4 |
| recognize Jennifer Hudson on her career and accomplishments; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Jennifer Hudson won the Oscar for Best Supporting | 7 |
| Actress at the 79th annual Academy Awards, held on Sunday, | 8 |
| February 25, 2007 for her debut role as "Effie Melody White" in | 9 |
| the movie Dreamgirls; she beat out over 750 other hopefuls for | 10 |
| the role; she is one of a very few to win an Oscar for a debut | 11 |
| role; and
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| WHEREAS, For her performance in Dreamgirls, she won the | 13 |
| National Board of Review for "Breakthrough Performance", the | 14 |
| New York Film Critics Award, the Las Vegas Film Critics Award, | 15 |
| the Phoenix Film Critic's Society Award, the Golden Satellite | 16 |
| Award, the Golden Globe Award, and the British Film Award; and
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| WHEREAS, She first became nationally known when she became | 18 |
| one of the twelve finalists on the third season of the FOX | 19 |
| television reality show American Idol in 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, In the fall of 2002 she started her journey by | 21 |
| successfully landing a major role as "Calliope" in the play |
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| Disney Wonder for the Disney cruise line, leaving in August | 2 |
| 2003 to pursue her dreams on American Idol; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, She was born on September 12, 1981 and grew up on | 4 |
| the south side of Chicago and began singing in the church choir | 5 |
| at age seven; she is a 1999 graduate of Dunbar Vocational High | 6 |
| School; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich recently | 8 |
| proclaimed Monday, February 26, 2007 as "Jennifer Hudson Day" | 9 |
| in the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| recognize Jennifer Hudson on the success she has achieved in | 13 |
| her career and wish her nothing but the best in her future | 14 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Jennifer Hudson as a token of our respect and | 17 |
| esteem.
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