Full Text of HR0415 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Michele Clancy as | 4 | | she steps down from her leadership positions at Stroke | 5 | | Survivors Empowering Each Other Inc.; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Michele Clancy is a stroke-survivor who suffered a | 7 | | stroke on the morning of her 19th wedding anniversary; now | 8 | | married for 35 years to Tom Clancy, helping stroke survivors | 9 | | became and remains her passion; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Michele Clancy has an extensive volunteer | 11 | | history; from 2004 to the present she has been with Stroke | 12 | | Survivors Empowering Each Other Inc., whose mission is to | 13 | | improve the quality of life for current and future stoke | 14 | | survivors by building community, providing education, focusing | 15 | | on policies related to stroke, and giving a voice to stroke | 16 | | survivors and other key constituents; she is the organization's | 17 | | co-founder, president, treasurer, and serves on the board; she | 18 | | collaborated with the American Hearth Association to assist | 19 | | with State legislation for Primary Stroke Center guidelines; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Michele Clancy has also volunteered with the | 22 | | American Heart Association Illinois Advocacy Board from |
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| 1 | | 2001-present, participating in the Illinois State Stroke Lobby | 2 | | Day in 2006 and the Federal Heart and Stroke Lobby Day in 2008; | 3 | | she has volunteered with the Illinois State Stroke Task Force | 4 | | from 2010-present, the Illinois Disability and Health Program | 5 | | from 2012-present, and the Sharp Rehabilitation Center in San | 6 | | Diego, California, from 1998-2000; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Michele Clancy brought a great deal of | 8 | | professional experience to her volunteerism; from 2001-2006 | 9 | | she worked for the Target Corporation in Minneapolis, | 10 | | Minnesota, as a pharmacy technician; from 1988-1999 she worked | 11 | | for Biosite Diagnostics Inc. in San Diego, California, as an | 12 | | animal health technician/vivarium technician and a research | 13 | | associate, and from 1987-1988 she worked for the Carmel | 14 | | Mountain Animal Hospital/Mesa Community College in San Diego, | 15 | | California, as a veterinary assistant/animal health technician | 16 | | intern; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Michele Clancy holds a bachelors of science in | 18 | | business administration with a concentration in industrial | 19 | | relations from Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota; | 20 | | and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Michele Clancy has received the Eagle Spirit Award | 22 | | in May 2000 from the Sharp Rehabilitation Center for overcoming | 23 | | adversities after experiencing a stroke and for offering |
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| 1 | | positive assistance to other stroke survivors, and the American | 2 | | Heart & Stroke Hero award in May 2006 from the American Heart | 3 | | Association-Midwest Affiliate in Chicago for championing the | 4 | | needs of fellow stroke survivors and helping create stroke | 5 | | awareness; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate Michele Clancy as she steps down from her | 9 | | leadership positions at Stroke Survivors Empowering Each | 10 | | Other, Inc., thank her for her commitment to aiding and | 11 | | improving the lives of stroke survivors, and we wish her well | 12 | | in all her future endeavours; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Michel Clancy as an expression of our esteem and | 15 | | respect.
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