Full Text of HR0452 102nd 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 Joanne | 4 | | Clare Smith, M.D., who passed away on September 6, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Smith was born in Detroit, Michigan on | 6 | | January 1, 1961; she grew up in West Bloomfield Hills, | 7 | | Michigan; she earned her Bachelor of Science from Oakland | 8 | | University in 1984; she earned her M.D. from Michigan State | 9 | | University in 1988; she pursued her residency at Northwestern | 10 | | University; she later earned her M.B.A. from the University of | 11 | | Chicago in 2000; she was a longtime Hinsdale resident; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Smith was the longtime president and CEO of | 13 | | the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab rehabilitation research hospital | 14 | | in Streeterville, formerly the Rehabilitation Institute of | 15 | | Chicago (RIC); she joined the RIC as a practicing physician in | 16 | | 1992; she eventually moved into hospital management; upon | 17 | | earning her MBA, she oversaw the alliance division and | 18 | | increased the hospital's partnerships with other providers, | 19 | | hospitals, and clinics; she was promoted to interim CEO in | 20 | | 2006 and soon won the role permanently; she positioned the | 21 | | hospital for a major expansion, a new $550 million building, | 22 | | in 2013; she oversaw the opening of the new hospital, the | 23 | | Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, in 2017; at the time of her death, she |
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| 1 | | oversaw more than 2,000 clinicians, scientists, and staff; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Smith served as a faculty member of | 3 | | Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine for 25 | 4 | | years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Smith was a brilliant leader who helped | 6 | | promote the concept of gathering physicians, scientists, | 7 | | technologists, and clinicians around patients to produce novel | 8 | | approaches and bring research directly to patients in real | 9 | | time; she will be remembered for providing hope to her | 10 | | patients; her legacy will have an impact for generations to | 11 | | come; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Smith is survived by her husband of 33 years, | 13 | | Rory Repicky; her daughter, Claire; her son, Michael; her four | 14 | | sisters; and her three brothers; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we mourn the passing of Joanne Clare Smith, M.D., and extend | 18 | | our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who | 19 | | knew and loved her; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Dr. Smith as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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