Full Text of SR1057 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Vicki L. Haugen of Vermilion County, who | 4 | | passed away on February 11, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Vicki Haugen was born to Cleta and Melvin Taylor | 6 | | on July 27, 1957; she attended Danville High School; she | 7 | | graduated from the Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the | 8 | | University of Illinois at Chicago's College of Business | 9 | | Administration; she married Wayne Haugen in Maui, Hawaii; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Vicki Haugen joined the Economic Development | 11 | | Corporation in Danville at its inception in 1982; she initially | 12 | | served as the vice president of marketing and then as the | 13 | | president and CEO until 2002; she was a faculty member for the | 14 | | Illinois Basic Economic Development program since 1995; she | 15 | | became the founding president and CEO of Vermilion Advantage in | 16 | | 2002; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Vicki Haugen was responsible for the | 18 | | implementation and oversight of economic development | 19 | | activities, business services, and workforce development for | 20 | | Vermilion County; as a direct result of her work, thousands of | 21 | | local jobs were created and retained, ensuring Vermilion | 22 | | County's viability; her tireless efforts resulted in new |
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| 1 | | business locations and/or extensive local expansions; she was | 2 | | the driving force in the development of both the Eastgate and | 3 | | Southgate Industrial Parks; she led a coalition which resulted | 4 | | in a $70 million Carle Hospital investment in Danville's west | 5 | | downtown area; her leadership was critical to the success of an | 6 | | 18-month retail expansion for Danville in 2013 that created | 7 | | over 500,000 square feet of new retail space and significantly | 8 | | repurposed existing spaces; her pioneering workforce | 9 | | development initiatives resulted in new education and training | 10 | | programs, scholarships, apprenticeships, and internships, | 11 | | which impacted thousands of local residents and was named one | 12 | | of the seven best in the nation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce | 13 | | Foundation; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Vicki Haugen received a number of regional and | 15 | | national awards during her career, such as the Business & | 16 | | Professional Women's Club Woman of the Year Award, the United | 17 | | Way of Danville Area Women United Leadership Award, and being | 18 | | named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary | 19 | | International; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Vicki Haugen was involved in a number of | 21 | | organizations, including the Danville Rotary, the Executive | 22 | | Club, and the United Way as a campaign chair; she was selected | 23 | | by then Governor Jim Edgar to serve as a member of the Economic | 24 | | Development Board in 1993 and 1997; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Vicki Haugen was deeply committed to giving back | 2 | | to the community she loved; she will be remembered for her | 3 | | sound judgment, spirit, and passion; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Vicki Haugen was preceded in death by her parents; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Vicki Haugen is survived by her husband, Wayne | 7 | | Haugen; her stepdaughter, Diana Stewart-Jewsbury; Diana's twin | 8 | | daughters, Claire and Nora; and Diana's husband, Eric Jewsbury; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Vicki L. Haugen and extend our sincere condolences to her | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Vicki L. Haugen as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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