Full Text of HR0497 96th General Assembly
HR0497 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Dr. Robert Bloom for his | 4 |
| many achievements and his retirement as Executive Director of | 5 |
| Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago's Logan Square and graduated | 7 |
| from Avondale Elementary School and Carl Schurz High School | 8 |
| with honors; Dr. Bloom holds a Bachelor of Science degree from | 9 |
| the University of Chicago, a Master's of Arts degree from | 10 |
| Northeastern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. from the | 11 |
| University of Minnesota; and he has completed specialized | 12 |
| training in various related fields at Columbia and Harvard | 13 |
| Universities; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Bloom is the Executive Director of the | 15 |
| Jewish Child and Family Services of Chicago (a two-year old | 16 |
| merger of the Jewish Children's Bureau and the Jewish Family | 17 |
| and Community Service); for over 30 years, he has worked as a | 18 |
| teacher, therapist, consultant, program director, and | 19 |
| executive administrator in the fields of educational and | 20 |
| psychological services to children with disabilities and their | 21 |
| families; and
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| WHEREAS, He has taught many courses on child development |
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| and childhood psychopathology; he has had many works published, | 2 |
| most recently on risk management topics such as institutional | 3 |
| child sexual abuse, the malpractice risks of working in a | 4 |
| managed behavioral health care system, and the management of | 5 |
| residential treatment centers; and
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| WHEREAS, Before becoming the Executive Director at the | 7 |
| Jewish Children's Bureau, Dr. Bloom was Chairman of Special | 8 |
| Education at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where | 9 |
| he developed the nation's first special education program that | 10 |
| included working with families of children with disabilities; | 11 |
| he integrated work with families and work with children as the | 12 |
| Director of Residential Treatment at Bellefaire/Jewish | 13 |
| Children's Bureau in Cleveland, Ohio; former President Carter | 14 |
| appointed Dr. Bloom as a consultant, representing families with | 15 |
| disabled members, to the White House Conference on Families; | 16 |
| and United States Department of Human Services Secretary | 17 |
| Thompson appointed Dr. Bloom to the steering committee for | 18 |
| Adopt US Kids; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been a Chicago Cubs fan since he was nine | 20 |
| years old; Ernie Banks was and is his hero and his favorite | 21 |
| professional athlete; he has an autographed baseball and photo | 22 |
| that says "to Bob, Let's Play Two, Ernie" that is one of his | 23 |
| most treasured possessions; and |
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| WHEREAS, There is no Hebrew word for retirement, because we | 2 |
| all should continue learning and mentoring after our management | 3 |
| careers end; Dr. Bloom is continuing on as a social work | 4 |
| instructor, helping to prepare a new generation of caring human | 5 |
| service professionals; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| congratulate the beloved Dr. Bloom for his many achievements | 9 |
| and his upcoming retirement and wish him continued success in | 10 |
| his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to Dr. Robert Bloom as a symbol of our respect.
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