Full Text of HR0786 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Francis P. "Frank" | 4 | | Rossiter Jr., M.D. of Savannah, Georgia on being inducted into | 5 | | the Irish America Hall of Fame in New Ross, County Wexford, | 6 | | Ireland; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Rossiter is one of only 59 people to be | 8 | | inducted since the Irish America Hall of Fame was founded by | 9 | | Irish America Magazine in 2010; the honor recognizes | 10 | | individuals in the Irish American community who have made an | 11 | | impact on the Irish in America and who have bridged the gap | 12 | | between the U.S. and Ireland; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Rossiter's great-grandparents, Patrick | 14 | | Rossiter and Anne Corrigan, were Irish emigrants from County | 15 | | Wexford; he was born to the late, former Savannah Mayor Pro-Tem | 16 | | Frank P. and Inez Coleman Rossiter; he is a native of Savannah; | 17 | | he attended Benedictine Military School, Armstrong College, | 18 | | the University of Georgia, and the Medical College of Georgia; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Rossiter served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to | 21 | | 1974, rising from the rank of second lieutenant to lieutenant | 22 | | colonel; during this time, he was appointed chief of pediatric |
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| 1 | | services at Fort Ord on Monterey Bay, California, before | 2 | | returning to Savannah; he then served 20 years in the Georgia | 3 | | Army National Guard, spending the last 15 years as a colonel; | 4 | | he was honored with the rank of brigadier general when he | 5 | | retired in 2000; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, During his medical career, Dr. Rossiter served in | 7 | | various roles in several healthcare systems located in Georgia, | 8 | | including St. Joseph's/Candler, Memorial Health, and Georgia | 9 | | Regional Hospital; he also served on the Backus Children's | 10 | | Hospital Advisory Board, the Ethics Committee, the Medical | 11 | | Advisory Committee as chairman, and the Department of | 12 | | Pediatrics as chairman; he retired from his medical practice in | 13 | | June 2003; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Dr. Rossiter was involved in a | 15 | | number of organizations and events, including the Chatham | 16 | | Artillery Association as president, the Hibernian Society, and | 17 | | the Armstrong Foundation Board of Directors; he was the Grand | 18 | | Marshal of the 2008 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah, | 19 | | following in the footsteps of his father who was Grand Marshal | 20 | | in 1972; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Currently, Dr. Rossiter serves on the Mercer | 22 | | University School of Medicine-Savannah Board of Governors, the | 23 | | Chatham County Hospital Authority, the Memorial Health |
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| 1 | | University Board of Directors, the Diocese of Savannah Finance | 2 | | Council, and the Rourke Foundation as chairman; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Rossiter is married to Glenda Nelson, and they | 4 | | have been married for 48 years; they have three children and | 5 | | five grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate Francis P. "Frank" Rossiter Jr., M.D. of | 9 | | Savannah, Georgia on being inducted into the Irish America Hall | 10 | | of Fame in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Dr. Rossiter Jr. as an expression of our esteem | 13 | | and respect.
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