Full Text of HR0315 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dionne Brown was 19-years-old when a drunk driver | 3 | | hit her car head on at 80 miles per hour; at the time, she was | 4 | | a sophomore at Lincoln Land Community College with the hopes | 5 | | of becoming a courtroom stenographer; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dionne Brown miraculously survived with injuries, | 7 | | including four pelvis fractures, broken ribs, shattered facial | 8 | | bones, and a severe brain injury; her family was told she would | 9 | | not live, and she drifted in and out of a coma for days after; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Defying all odds, Dionne Brown woke and tried | 12 | | communicating with her family; after 13 months of care in the | 13 | | hospital, her family brought her home; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, For the next two decades, Dionne Brown and her | 15 | | family tried different therapies and treatments to improve her | 16 | | cognitive function; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2014, the Browns found Kristie Maro, a | 18 | | personal trainer, who began a unique program with Dionne Brown | 19 | | that elicited a good response, and Dionne's strength and | 20 | | flexibility improved as she got older; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dionne Brown lived the fullest life possible and | 2 | | enjoyed many wonderful experiences, including being the | 3 | | Illinois representative for Mothers Against Drunk Driving | 4 | | (MADD) at a national convention, being welcomed as a special | 5 | | guest by Secretary of State Jesse White in his Springfield | 6 | | office, being featured on TV commercials, making public | 7 | | service announcements, and speaking with her sister, Rhonda, | 8 | | in local schools on behalf of MADD; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dionne Brown's story is one of perseverance and | 10 | | hope to those most affected by drunk driving; December 14th of | 11 | | each year is the start of the National Highway Traffic Safety | 12 | | Administration's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we declare December 14, 2023 as "Dionne Brown Day" in the State | 17 | | of Illinois; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the Brown family as an expression of our esteem | 20 | | and respect.
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