Full Text of HR1274 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The work of Illinois government requires constant | 3 | | efforts from many unrecognized individuals who keep the | 4 | | proverbial wheels of state turning; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The work of one such individual, Cheryl Waak, who, | 6 | | for 21 years has served the House of Representatives with | 7 | | intelligence and grace, certainly deserves our praise today, | 8 | | the final day of her duty to the House; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Waak began her political activism in 1992 | 10 | | and began working for Illinois State Representative Dave | 11 | | Winters in 1995; she worked with Representative Winters until | 12 | | he resigned his position in August of 2012, at which time she | 13 | | began working for newly-appointed State Representative John M. | 14 | | Cabello; former Representative Winters has said that she was | 15 | | exceptional at working with various agencies and has a sterling | 16 | | reputation for getting things done for each Representative's | 17 | | constituency; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Prior to working as a Legislative Assistant, | 19 | | Cheryl Waak worked for 10 years as a teacher's aide in a | 20 | | computer class, where she taught countless children and was | 21 | | considered a surrogate mother to many of her students; she was | 22 | | also a Parent Teacher Organization President for many years; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Waak is a deeply spiritual woman and is | 3 | | heavily involved with Bethesda Covenant Church, where she sits | 4 | | on the Women's Leadership team; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Waak met her husband, Charles "Chuck" Waak, | 6 | | at a school dance in 1963 and began dating in 1964; Chuck and | 7 | | Cheryl were married by her father on November 18, 1967; the | 8 | | couple has been married for 48 years and together have three | 9 | | children, Jason, Robert, and Karyn, and eight grandchildren; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Cheryl Waak serves as a model of hard work, | 12 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 13 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | congratulate Cheryl Waak on the occasion of her retirement and | 17 | | wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be | 18 | | it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Cheryl Waak as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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