Full Text of HR0828 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Beth Cassity on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement as Supervisor and Drug Court | 5 | | Coordinator of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit after 31 years of | 6 | | service; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Beth Cassity has lived in Tamaroa her entire life; | 8 | | she earned her bachelor's degree in Family Services from | 9 | | Eastern Illinois University in 1982; she married Brian Cassity, | 10 | | and they had two children; she earned her M.A. in Education | 11 | | from McKendree University in 2010; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Beth Cassity began her career with the Perry | 13 | | County Probation Department on April 10, 1989; she was promoted | 14 | | to Senior Probation Officer on June 1, 2015; she was promoted | 15 | | to supervisor over Perry, Washington, Randolph, and Monroe | 16 | | Counties on December 8, 2016; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Beth Cassity partnered with Judge Daniel Emge to | 18 | | bring a drug court to Washington and Perry counties; she spent | 19 | | countless hours preparing data, visiting sites, and developing | 20 | | a drug court program conducive to her rural community; through | 21 | | her efforts, the program started on February 1, 2018; she took | 22 | | on the roles of both Drug Court Coordinator and Drug Court |
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| 1 | | Officer, maintaining both of her new positions on top of an | 2 | | already demanding schedule as supervisor; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Beth Cassity has received a number of awards and | 4 | | letters of commendation during her career, including the IPCSA | 5 | | Distinguished Service Award in 2013 and the IPCSA Pauline | 6 | | Gansauer Award in 2018; she was selected to serve on the | 7 | | Women's Justice Institute-led "Redefining the Narrative" Task | 8 | | Force, which organized 100 women Statewide to provide guidance | 9 | | in women's rights with the goals of reducing the female prison | 10 | | population, reducing harm caused to women and their families | 11 | | within the system, and promoting wellness among them; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Beth Cassity continued her selfless acts off duty | 13 | | by being involved in her community; she served on the Tamaroa | 14 | | School Board for over 20 years, coordinated the Tamaroa | 15 | | Homecoming from 1993 to 2001, and spearheaded a class reunion | 16 | | to reunite all the alumni from Tamaroa High School, which | 17 | | closed in 1988; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Beth Cassity is known for her professionalism, | 19 | | dedication, friendliness, and overall spirit; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we congratulate Beth Cassity on the occasion of her retirement, |
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| 1 | | thank her for her many years of service to the Twentieth | 2 | | Judicial Circuit, and wish her many happy and healthy | 3 | | retirement years; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Beth Cassity as an expression of our esteem and | 6 | | respect.
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