Full Text of HR1195 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 Susan Davenport | 4 | | Smith on the occasion of her 60th birthday; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Susan Smith attended Northern Illinois University | 6 | | and the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, and she was | 7 | | an honor student at both institutions; she completed pharmacy | 8 | | school in 1977 and worked as a Registered Clinical Pharmacist | 9 | | at the University of Illinois and Children's Memorial Hospital | 10 | | for more than 30 years, where she served as the first HIV/AIDS | 11 | | and first chemotherapy pharmacist; she retired in 2010; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, While in pharmacy school, Susan Smith met Horace | 13 | | Smith, who was a medical student and they have been happily | 14 | | married since 1976; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Susan Smith has been a member of Apostolic Faith | 16 | | Church since 1976 and became First Lady in 1980 when her | 17 | | husband became Pastor; in addition to being the First Lady of | 18 | | Apostolic Faith Church, she is the church administrator, | 19 | | overseeing the day-to-day business of the 3,000-member church; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Together, the Smiths' humanitarian endeavors |
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| 1 | | reach beyond the United States to support missions in all parts | 2 | | of Africa through their partnership with World Vision; Susan, | 3 | | along with her husband, travels extensively to Africa to view | 4 | | first-hand the devastation caused by the HIV/AIDS pandemic; | 5 | | under their leadership, Apostolic Faith Church provides | 6 | | resources for drilling wells to bring fresh water, which is the | 7 | | number one need in some areas; they also bring food, clothing, | 8 | | education, medical assistance, and other goods and services; | 9 | | the Smiths, along with their church, have sponsored over 2,000 | 10 | | children through World Vision; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Susan Smith's awards include La Rabida Children's | 12 | | Hospital 100 Big Hearts for Young Heroes and the Children's | 13 | | Memorial Hospital Earl J. Frederick Award for Outstanding Team; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Susan Smith and her husband reside in Chicago; | 16 | | they have 3 daughters, Lauren Elrod, Rachel Smith, and Emily | 17 | | Green; 3 sons-in-law, Brian Elrod, Patrick Green, and Courtney | 18 | | Horton; and 4 grandchildren, Lillian Elrod, Addison Elrod, | 19 | | Joshua Horton, and Caleb Green; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we congratulate Susan Davenport Smith on the occasion of her | 23 | | 60th birthday and wish her many more wonderful years; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Susan Smith as an expression of our esteem and | 4 | | respect.
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