Full Text of SR0040 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Julie W. Schaffner, who passed away on | 4 | | December 31, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born and raised in Montezuma, Virginia and | 6 | | was proud of her southern roots; she earned a bachelor's degree | 7 | | and a master's degree from the University of Virginia; she | 8 | | moved to Chicago in 1980 to work as a health care consultant | 9 | | and in 1988 became vice president of nursing for Lutheran | 10 | | General (now, Advocate Lutheran General); she was named the | 11 | | Chief Operating Officer in 2002; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, She was very proud of her healthcare career as an | 13 | | RN and also bringing her Southern charm and extensive training | 14 | | as a nurse in carrying out her duties as the Chief Operating | 15 | | Officer of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, | 16 | | where she oversaw a staff of over 3,700 full-time employees; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, She was instrumental in helping the hospital | 19 | | achieve a "Magnet" designation, an honor bestowed on nursing | 20 | | organizations by the American Nurses Association, in 2005 and | 21 | | 2010; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, She co-wrote "Rx for the Nursing Shortage" in | 2 | | 2003, as well as a tutorial modeled on the book that is used by | 3 | | hospitals nationwide; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, She was involved with several national nursing | 5 | | groups, serving on the American Organization of Nurse | 6 | | Executives Publications Committee, the Journal of Nursing | 7 | | Administration Editorial Board, and serving as the nursing | 8 | | representative on Advocate Health Care's Medical Clinic | 9 | | Affairs Committee; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, She was a Wharton Fellow through the Johnson & | 11 | | Johnson/Wharton Fellows Program in Management for Nurse | 12 | | Executives at the University of Pennsylvania and a fellow of | 13 | | the American College of Healthcare Executives; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Julie Schaffner was the loving wife of Thomas P. | 15 | | Schaffner for 26 years; she was the devoted mother of Lindsay | 16 | | E., Brian P., and Kendall E. Schaffner; she was the cherished | 17 | | daughter of Joan and the late Everette Wine; she was the dear | 18 | | sister of Jeffrey (Brenda) Wine; and she was the fond aunt of | 19 | | Nathan and Kellie Wine and Kyle Schaffner; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 22 | | her family and friends, the passing of Julie Schaffner; and be |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Julie Schaffner as a symbol of our | 4 | | sincere sympathy.
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