Full Text of HR0272 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Amy Zisook on the | 4 | | occasion of her 50th birthday; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Amy Zisook was born to Lois and Edmond Zisook on | 6 | | April 19, 1961, at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, and | 7 | | joined her sister, Ellen, in the family; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Amy Zisook attended John F. Kennedy Elementary | 9 | | School and Edgewood Junior High School in Highland Park before | 10 | | graduating from Highland Park High School in 1979; she | 11 | | subsequently graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, | 12 | | earning her degree in finance in 1983; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Amy Zisook developed a love of politics and | 14 | | government at an early age, beginning with volunteer work for | 15 | | State Representative Grace Mary Stern; while in college, she | 16 | | volunteered for Paul Simon's first campaign for the United | 17 | | States Senate and was hired upon graduation as a fundraiser for | 18 | | the campaign; she continued her fundraising work in Illinois | 19 | | for Adlai Stevenson III, Richard Durbin, Dawn Clark Netsch, | 20 | | Martin Oberman, and Paul Simon's run for the Presidency in | 21 | | 1988, among others; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Amy Zisook started her own firm, Amy Zisook and | 2 | | Associates in Chicago and raised funds for numerous non-profit | 3 | | organizations, including the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs | 4 | | and the Chicago Bar Association; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, Amy Zisook went to Arkansas to raise | 6 | | funds for Governor Bill Clinton's run for the presidency; she | 7 | | then went to Washington D.C. to become a Special Assistant to | 8 | | President Clinton upon his election; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Amy Zisook served as Vice President of the Chicago | 10 | | Board Options Exchange, in charge of civic and government | 11 | | affairs; she has been an active civic volunteer in Highland | 12 | | Park for the Lincoln School PTA and other charitable | 13 | | organizations; she is now the Development Director for the | 14 | | Highland Park Community Family Center; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Amy Zisook is married to David Rosen; she is the | 16 | | mother of Sarah Rosen and the step-mother of Jordan and Robert | 17 | | Rosen; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate Amy Zisook on the occasion of her 50th birthday | 21 | | and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and | 22 | | be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Amy Zisook as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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