Full Text of SR0259 94th General Assembly
SR0259 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, For 37 years, Kathleen L. "Kay" Wojcik dedicated | 3 |
| her life to serving the people of the northwest suburbs of | 4 |
| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, She won her first elective office in 1968 as | 6 |
| Schaumburg Township Clerk; and
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| WHEREAS, She became a State legislator in 1983, serving in | 8 |
| the Illinois House for 20 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Kay earned the respect and admiration of her | 10 |
| colleagues in the House of Representatives, rising to the | 11 |
| position of Assistant Majority Leader; and
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| WHEREAS, She advanced to the Illinois Senate in 2003, | 13 |
| serving in the chamber until 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She is a staunch defender of her constituents and | 15 |
| always puts their interests above her own; and
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| WHEREAS, She fought hard for issues affecting health care, | 17 |
| women, children, and the elderly; and
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| WHEREAS, She crafted legislation to change the 24-hour | 19 |
| drive-through delivery policy, giving women and newborns at | 20 |
| least 48 hours in the hospital after birth; and
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| WHEREAS, She has been a champion for the disabled and | 22 |
| fought to raise awareness of special needs individuals; and
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| WHEREAS, Kay's dedication to improving the lives of | 24 |
| Illinoisans earned her dozens of legislative awards from such | 25 |
| groups as the Illinois Association of Homes for the Aging, the | 26 |
| Illinois Hospital Association, the Western DuPage Special |
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| Recreation Association, the Illinois Nurses Association, and | 2 |
| the Illinois Dietetic Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Her alma mater, Harper College in Palatine, named | 4 |
| its state-of-the-art conference building the "Wojcik | 5 |
| Conference Center" out of appreciation of the senator's ability | 6 |
| to secure more than $1.1 million for the facility's | 7 |
| construction; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a leading force in aiding the State's | 9 |
| growing winery and grape industry; and
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| WHEREAS, She is a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility | 11 |
| in government and low taxation for Illinois residents; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, She is a renowned world globetrotter, traveling to | 13 |
| such exotic locales as Bangkok, Russia, and China; and
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| WHEREAS, Kay has a zestful love of life, enjoying good | 15 |
| food, good wine, and good times with family and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, She is respected by her colleagues from both | 17 |
| political parties for her honesty and integrity; and
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| WHEREAS, She is a loving wife, mother, and grandmother; and
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| WHEREAS, Kay will be remembered as a Senator who took her | 20 |
| responsibility as an advocate for her district seriously; | 21 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 23 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Kathleen | 24 |
| L. "Kay" Wojcik for her accomplishments as she leaves the | 25 |
| Illinois Senate, and we wish her success in her future | 26 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and | 2 |
| resolution be presented to Kathleen L. "Kay" Wojcik to honor | 3 |
| her for her years of service to the citizens of Illinois.
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