Full Text of HR1399 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague, | 4 | | State Representative Naomi Jakobsson, on her 12 years as a | 5 | | member of the Illinois General Assembly and thank her for her | 6 | | dedicated service to her State and her community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jakobsson is married to Eric Jakobsson and | 8 | | together they raised 8 children and have 11 grandchildren; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Prior to her election as State Representative of | 10 | | the 103rd District in 2002, Rep. Jakobsson served as the | 11 | | Champaign County Recorder of Deeds for 12 years; she also | 12 | | served as interim director of a domestic violence shelter and | 13 | | as the Executive Director of the University YWCA; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jakobsson has worked to make sure that all | 15 | | children have loving and caring homes; she has been active in | 16 | | adoptive services and parent support groups, and she and her | 17 | | husband have adopted 6 of their 8 children; in the Illinois | 18 | | House of Representatives, she served as Vice-Chair of the | 19 | | Adoption Reform Committee; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jakobsson has been a tireless advocate for | 21 | | the University of Illinois and Parkland College and their |
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| 1 | | students, faculty, and employees; she served as Chair of the | 2 | | House Higher Education Committee; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jakobsson has been a leader in the fight for | 4 | | marriage equality in Illinois; thanks to her courage and | 5 | | dedication to marriage equality, the Chicago House and Social | 6 | | Service Agency honored Rep. Jakobsson with its 2014 Spirit | 7 | | Award; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jakobsson is dedicated to the preservation | 9 | | and protection of our environment; she has worked to | 10 | | significantly reduce mercury emissions, supported the addition | 11 | | of more recycling bins in Illinois schools and offices, and | 12 | | worked diligently to protect our natural resources like the | 13 | | Mahomet aquifer; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jakobsson has won multiple blue ribbons for | 15 | | her scrumptious baked goods; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jakobsson is a leader at McKinley Church, | 17 | | where she and her husband Eric attend; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, All who have served with Rep. Jakobsson will miss | 19 | | her genuine dedication to everything she does, to her | 20 | | community, and to the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we honor and thank State Representative Naomi Jakobsson for her | 4 | | years of dedicated service; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Rep. Jakobsson as an expression of our respect and | 7 | | esteem, and with our best wishes.
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