Full Text of HR0181 94th General Assembly
HR0181 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to Betsy | 4 |
| Hanisch, who was honored with the Elmhurst Jaycees' 2005 | 5 |
| Distinguished Service Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Betsy is well-known to residents and business | 7 |
| people throughout the community; and
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| WHEREAS, She has selflessly given her service, time, and | 9 |
| financial support to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, the Elmhurst | 10 |
| Family YMCA, Elmhurst College, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & | 11 |
| Industry, and the former Elmhurst Economic Development | 12 |
| Corporation; and
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| WHEREAS, Her efforts throughout the past 20 years has made | 14 |
| Elmhurst a better place to live; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1985, Betsy left her job as a social worker at | 16 |
| St. Therese Hospital in Waukegan to join her father's | 17 |
| management team at Western Slate, a manufacturing firm in | 18 |
| Elmhurst's industrial park; and
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| WHEREAS, Her tireless work ethic and keen intellect | 20 |
| prompted her father to appoint Betsy his successor a few years | 21 |
| later; and
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| WHEREAS, She served as Director, Executive Board | 23 |
| Secretary, and Membership Chairman for the Midwest Association | 24 |
| of Family Business Owners from 1991-1995; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1993, Betsy founded Fire Facilities, Inc., | 26 |
| which designed buildings for hands-on firefighting training | 27 |
| under controlled conditions; the DuPage Area Association of | 28 |
| Business and Industry recognized Fire Facilities as a Nominee |
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| for Emerging Entrepreneurial Company in 1995 and again in 1997; | 2 |
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| WHEREAS, Betsy has been an active member of the Elmhurst | 4 |
| Economic Development Commission since its inception in 1994, | 5 |
| and has served on the Commission as Director, Marketing | 6 |
| Committee member, Annual Meeting Chairman, Membership | 7 |
| Committee member, Executive Board Secretary, Vice Chairman, | 8 |
| and Chairman; and
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| WHEREAS, Betsy has also been an active member in the | 10 |
| Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry where she served on the | 11 |
| Board of Directors, two Executive Director Search Committees, | 12 |
| twice-chaired the Industrial Committee, and has been as | 13 |
| Ambassador since 1991; and
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| WHEREAS, The Chamber of Commerce & Industry has honored her | 15 |
| as one of 10 Outstanding Businesswomen in 1997, Ambassador of | 16 |
| the Year in both 1991 and 1998, and with both the "Tee Off for | 17 |
| Toche" Good Works Award and Chairman's Award in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, She has relentlessly given her time and energy to | 19 |
| help the Elmhurst Family YMCA since 1998, serving on the Annual | 20 |
| Dinner Committee as a member and as a Chairperson, as well as | 21 |
| on the Board of Directors and holding the position of Executive | 22 |
| Board Secretary and Chairman; and
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| WHEREAS, Betsy has also donated her time to Elmhurst | 24 |
| Memorial Hospital, acting as member of the Board of Governors | 25 |
| and Foundation Trustees since 1995, and as Vice Chairman of the | 26 |
| Foundation Board since 1998; she has contributed her expertise | 27 |
| on hospital committees, including the Corporate Annual Giving | 28 |
| Fund, Guild Gala Fundraiser Committee, Quality Resource | 29 |
| Management Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, and Golf | 30 |
| Classic as founder and chair; and
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| WHEREAS, She continues to be active with her alma mater, | 2 |
| Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where President | 3 |
| Gregory Campbell presented her with its Distinguished Alumni | 4 |
| Service Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Elmhurst College has also benefited from her | 6 |
| commitment to the community, where she volunteers as a mentor | 7 |
| for the Center for Professional Excellence Mentoring Program; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, In 2002, The Business Ledger and National | 10 |
| Association of Women Business Owners recognized Betsy with | 11 |
| their Influential Women in Business Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Betsy has donated countless hours to improve all | 13 |
| aspects of the City of Elmhurst; and
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| WHEREAS, Betsy's dedication to the community is a source of | 15 |
| inspiration to the entire city and State; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 |
| we do hereby offer our congratulations to Betsy Hanisch; and be | 19 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Betsy Hanisch.
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