Full Text of HR1094 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate James E. Tierney on | 4 | | his retirement as Vice-President, State Legislative Affairs of | 5 | | the Illinois State Medical Society; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Medical Society is the | 7 | | statewide professional organization that represents and | 8 | | unifies its physician members before State government as they | 9 | | practice the science and art of medicine in Illinois; since its | 10 | | inception in June of 1840, the Society continues to represent | 11 | | the interests of physicians from all specialties and practice | 12 | | types, advocate for patients and promote the doctor/patient | 13 | | relationship, the ethical practice of medicine, and the | 14 | | betterment of the public health; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Before his 36 year tenure with the Illinois State | 16 | | Medical Society, James Tierney began his career in State | 17 | | government as a clerk at the Office of the Secretary of State; | 18 | | and | 19 | | WHEREAS, James Tierney joined the Illinois State Medical | 20 | | Society in 1981 as a lobbyist; during his career with the | 21 | | Society, he advanced to the position of the Chief lobbyist by | 22 | | becoming Vice-President, State Legislative Affairs in 1993; |
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| 1 | | and | 2 | | WHEREAS, As the Illinois State Medical Society's Chief | 3 | | lobbyist, James Tierney directed all legislative and | 4 | | governmental affairs activities and served as liaison for | 5 | | members of the Society with elected officials and | 6 | | representatives of administrative agencies, departments, and | 7 | | the constitutional officers of the State of Illinois; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, James Tierney served as the Speaker of the | 9 | | Illinois Third House in 1998; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, James Tierney has taken part in negotiations on | 11 | | some of the most important issues affecting physicians, | 12 | | patients, and the delivery of health care to the citizens of | 13 | | Illinois, such as physician and other professional licensing | 14 | | and disciplinary laws, establishing the experimental organ | 15 | | transplantation program, providing and revising advance | 16 | | directives for citizens to help plan for their health care | 17 | | needs, managed care laws, civil liability laws, and public | 18 | | health laws; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Tierney always a gentleman faithfully and | 20 | | effectively advocated for Illinois physicians and has lead | 21 | | numerous coalitions of medical specialties and other groups | 22 | | representing health care professionals in negotiations on |
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| 1 | | several different issues affecting the betterment of public | 2 | | health throughout the years earning him the honorary title of | 3 | | "Doctor Tierney" from many physician leaders in Illinois; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Besides his diligent pursuit of lobbying on behalf | 5 | | of organized medicine, James Tierney is known for his | 6 | | excellence in the game of golf; he has been a member of the | 7 | | Medinah Country Club since 2003 and continues to compete in | 8 | | golf competitions at Medinah; while he excels at golf, he | 9 | | demonstrates his good nature by bestowing his advice and | 10 | | counsel upon the less talented golfers that are fortunate | 11 | | enough to play with him; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Tierney is a graduate of Mater Dei High | 13 | | School in Breese and the University of Illinois at | 14 | | Urbana-Champaign; he has two sisters and numerous relatives | 15 | | that he looks forward to visiting, including many nieces and | 16 | | nephews; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate James E. Tierney on his retirement as | 20 | | Vice-President, State Legislative Affairs of the Illinois | 21 | | State Medical Society and wish him the best in all of his | 22 | | future endeavors; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to James Tierney as an expression of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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