Full Text of HR1183 096th General Assembly
HR1183 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Denene Wilmeth on | 4 |
| her retirement from the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors | 5 |
| Bureau; and
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| WHEREAS, For the past 16 years, Denene Wilmeth has been the | 7 |
| executive director of the Decatur Area Convention and Visitors | 8 |
| Bureau; and
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| WHEREAS, When her husband passed away in 1976, she found | 10 |
| herself with two children about to enter college and the | 11 |
| responsibility of caring for her husband's elderly mother; | 12 |
| after losing a bid for the local school board she was given a | 13 |
| part-time job at the visitors bureau; and
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| WHEREAS, During her time as executive director she has | 15 |
| received many awards and honors, including the United States | 16 |
| Jaycee Women "Women in Government Award" in 1985 and the Women | 17 |
| of Excellence, Business or Professional award; and
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| WHEREAS, She has served on the Decatur District 61 Board of | 19 |
| Education, as Chair of the Illinois Association of School | 20 |
| Boards Large District Council and Board of Directors, as Chair | 21 |
| of the Decatur City Plan Commission, the Decatur Federal |
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| Enterprise Zone Committee, and the Eastern Illinois University | 2 |
| Advisory Council for Applied Sciences; and
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| WHEREAS, She holds International Association of Convention | 4 |
| and Visitor Bureaus Educational Certificates in Tourism | 5 |
| Marketing, Convention Marketing, Communication, Convention | 6 |
| Services, Finance and Administration, CEO, Research, | 7 |
| Technology, and Illinois Bureau of Tourism, Heritage Tourism I | 8 |
| and II; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate Denene Wilmeth on her retirement, thank her for | 12 |
| her years of service, and wish her all the best in her future | 13 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Denene Wilmeth as a symbol of our respect and | 16 |
| esteem.
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