Full Text of HR0419 94th General Assembly
HR0419 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Patricia Ann Way, | 4 |
| a Special Education teacher at Nelson Mandela Elementary | 5 |
| School, on the occasion of her retirement after 38 years in | 6 |
| education; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1967, Mrs. Way was employed by East St. Louis | 8 |
| School District 189 as an English, Speech, and Drama teacher at | 9 |
| Lincoln High School; she later received her Masters in Special | 10 |
| Education and has continued to work in that field through her | 11 |
| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, To enhance her teaching experience, she traveled | 13 |
| to China, Japan, and South America and has presented workshops | 14 |
| to other teachers about her travels; she also is trained and | 15 |
| serves as a paramedic; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Way is active in the school and in the | 17 |
| community; at the school, she served on several committees, | 18 |
| including Art, Spelling Bee, Social Studies, Elementary Arts | 19 |
| Curriculum K-12, East St. Louis History, Graduation, | 20 |
| Christmas, Retirement, and Decorations for all seasons; she is | 21 |
| also an Art Museum Friend, Botanical Gardens Friends, Missouri | 22 |
| History Museum Friend, and a Friend of the Symphony; and
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| WHEREAS, She has given generously of her time and resources | 24 |
| to Nelson Mandela School and the community; she has been | 25 |
| recognized for her service by School District 189's Fine Arts | 26 |
| Department, Special Education Department, and Social Studies | 27 |
| Department, as well as the International Education Consortium | 28 |
| and the Federal Reserve - Education Division; she is the proud | 29 |
| mother of two successful sons and grandmother of six; | 30 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| we congratulate Patricia Ann Way on the occasion of her | 4 |
| retirement, and we thank her for her many years of dedication | 5 |
| to the education of students in the State of Illinois; and be | 6 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Mrs. Way as an expression of our respect and | 9 |
| esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.
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