Full Text of HR1286 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Ann Ford | 4 | | of Indianapolis, Indiana, formerly of Springfield, on | 5 | | September 23, 2018 at the age of 77; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ann Ford was born and raised in Indianapolis; she | 7 | | contracted polio at the age of 5, resulting in a permanent | 8 | | physical disability; she graduated from Our Lady of Grace | 9 | | Academy and then attended Illinois State University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ann Ford began her career working for the National | 11 | | Paraplegia Foundation in Chicago in 1967; she moved to | 12 | | Massachusetts in 1978 to serve as the Director of the New | 13 | | England Spinal Cord Injury Center; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ann Ford returned to Illinois and founded the | 15 | | Center for Independent Living in Peoria in 1985; in 1991, she | 16 | | founded the DuPage County Center for Independent Living in Glen | 17 | | Ellyn; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, Ann Ford became the first Executive | 19 | | Director of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent | 20 | | Living (INCIL) in Springfield and remained in that position | 21 | | until she retired in 2017; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ann Ford was the recipient of numerous honors and | 2 | | awards for her work on behalf of persons with disabilities, | 3 | | including the Justin Dart Distinguished Citizen Award from the | 4 | | Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois and the | 5 | | Marianjoy Rehabilitation Center Courage Award; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ann Ford was a brilliant and articulate advocate | 7 | | for persons with disabilities and Centers for Independent | 8 | | Living; her passion and dedication were evident at the Illinois | 9 | | Statehouse for many years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ann Ford is survived by her daughter, Erin Ford; | 11 | | her grandson, Andy (Arianna) Masters; her great-grandson, | 12 | | Jack; her sister, Judy (Jim) Lynch; and her sister, Shea Ford; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | mourn the passing of Ann Ford and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | her; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Ann Ford as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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