Full Text of HR0203 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Brigadier
General Alicia | 4 | | A. Tate-Nadeau on the occasion of her retirement from the | 5 | | United States Army
on March 4, 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, General Tate-Nadeau received a commission in the | 7 | | United States Army Reserve
after graduating from the University | 8 | | of Central Oklahoma; she served her country for over
30 years, | 9 | | including with the Illinois Army National Guard, beginning in | 10 | | 1989; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, General Tate-Nadeau earned master's degrees in | 12 | | health
administration and strategic studies from Governors | 13 | | State University and the United States Army War
College, | 14 | | respectively; she is certified by the
American Board for | 15 | | Certification in Homeland Security, and credentialed as a | 16 | | Certified
Emergency Manager by the International Association | 17 | | of Emergency Managers; she
received Executive Certification in | 18 | | Counter-Terrorism from the International Institute for | 19 | | Counter-Terrorism
at the Lauder School of Government in | 20 | | Herzliya, Israel; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, General Tate-Nadeau's decorations include the | 22 | | Bronze Star, the
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army |
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| 1 | | Meritorious Service Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters,
the Joint | 2 | | Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal with | 3 | | one Oak Leaf Cluster,
the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the | 4 | | Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the
Army | 5 | | Reserve Components Achievement Medal with three Oak Leaf | 6 | | Clusters, the Humanitarian
Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign | 7 | | Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Polish Army
Bronze | 8 | | Medal, the Combat Action Badge, the Polish Air Assault Badge, | 9 | | and numerous other
federal, State, and foreign military service | 10 | | decorations, awards, and ribbons; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, General Tate-Nadeau became the first woman to be | 12 | | promoted to
the rank of General in the Illinois Army National | 13 | | Guard; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In her civilian capacity, General Tate-Nadeau | 15 | | currently serves the
public as Executive Director of the Office | 16 | | of Emergency Management for the City of Chicago, a
position she | 17 | | has held since March of 2016; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, General Tate-Nadeau has always strived for | 19 | | excellence in
leadership, and has been quoted as saying, "I | 20 | | never wanted to be the best female officer. I
wanted to be the | 21 | | best officer."; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 | | congratulate Brigadier General
Alicia A. Tate-Nadeau on her | 3 | | distinguished service and we wish her continued success in all | 4 | | her
future endeavors; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to General Tate-Nadeau as a symbol of our respect and | 7 | | esteem.
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