Full Text of HR1228 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Betsy Coulture of Elgin on | 4 | | being named the 2016 Altrusa Woman of the Year; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The local Altrusa Woman of
the Year Award began in | 6 | | 1950
when Harriet Armstrong was
recognized as the first | 7 | | recipient; since then, a long line of
dedicated, local women | 8 | | have
been honored for their volunteer
service to the greater
| 9 | | Elgin area community; Altrusa International of
Elgin, Illinois | 10 | | Inc., founded in 1936, is an international
service organization
| 11 | | comprised of executive and
professional women; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Coulture has been actively
involved in a | 13 | | variety of Elgin
organizations, including the
Elgin Community | 14 | | Network,
the Northeast Neighbors Association, where she served | 15 | | as President,
and the Elgin Historic
Preservation Commission; | 16 | | she has been
an active member of Admirers
of Beautiful Old | 17 | | Dwelling
in Elgin, a docent with the Gifford
Park Association's | 18 | | Historic
House Tour, and a volunteer
with the Downtown
| 19 | | Neighborhood Association,
the Elgin Fourth of July Parade,
the | 20 | | Elgin Fox Trot, and the Community Thanksgiving
Dinner; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, Betsy Coulture received the "Women of | 22 | | Grace & Dignity" True Grit award honoring
"Women in the |
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| 1 | | Workplace"; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Coulture is a familiar smiling
face at | 3 | | Paul's Family Restaurant
in Elgin, where she is
a well-known | 4 | | and beloved
server on the early morning
shift; she attends | 5 | | First Congregational Church of Elgin and enjoys gardening; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Coulture has two sons, Brandon
and David; a | 7 | | daughter-in-law,
Kelly; and one grandson,
Carter "Peanut"; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Betsy Coulture will be honored at the 67th annual | 9 | | Woman of the Year Recognition Dinner on May 19, 2016 at Villa | 10 | | Olivia Country Club in Bartlett; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | congratulate Betsy Coulture on being named the 2016 Altrusa | 14 | | Woman of the Year; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Betsy Coulture as an expression of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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