Full Text of HR0500 095th General Assembly
HR0500 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HR0500 |
|
LRB095 12393 GRL 37383 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, In June of 2007, Ira Collins, Center Director of | 3 |
| Shapiro Developmental Center
in Kankakee County, will observe | 4 |
| his seventieth birthday and mark over forty-five years of | 5 |
| service to developmentally disabled individuals in the states | 6 |
| of Illinois and Missouri; and
| 7 |
| WHEREAS, For over thirty-five years, Ira Collins' | 8 |
| leadership has been instrumental in creating an environment | 9 |
| wherein each and every resident at Shapiro Developmental Center | 10 |
| is afforded the fullest opportunity to engage in meaningful | 11 |
| educational, vocational, and social activities in order to | 12 |
| achieve his or her highest level of self-sufficiency and | 13 |
| personal independence; and
| 14 |
| WHEREAS, During his forty-five years of service, Ira | 15 |
| Collins has been and continues to be a forceful and unwavering | 16 |
| advocate for the developmentally disabled to enjoy the rights | 17 |
| and privileges afforded to every citizen, and to insure that | 18 |
| necessary levels of federal and State resources are directed to | 19 |
| services and programs for the developmentally disabled; and
| 20 |
| WHEREAS, Under Ira Collins' stewardship, Shapiro | 21 |
| Developmental Center has been recognized within the State of | 22 |
| Illinois and throughout the entire nation as a cost effective |
|
|
|
HR0500 |
- 2 - |
LRB095 12393 GRL 37383 r |
|
| 1 |
| yet mission driven facility to such extent that Ira Collins has | 2 |
| been asked to provide counsel and advice to similar facilities | 3 |
| throughout the State; and
| 4 |
| WHEREAS, Ira Collins has been recognized for his efforts to | 5 |
| insure that developmentally disabled adults have the | 6 |
| opportunity to reside in the most appropriate, yet least | 7 |
| restrictive setting, and has been further recognized for his | 8 |
| support for and belief in community-based programming, | 9 |
| including the Special Olympics and vocational centered | 10 |
| developmental training programs; and
| 11 |
| WHEREAS, The dedication, passion, and professionalism with | 12 |
| which Ira Collins has prosecuted his responsibilities at | 13 |
| Shapiro Developmental Center have resulted in the facility | 14 |
| being recognized as having attained the highest standards of | 15 |
| resident service, program quality, and professional | 16 |
| responsibility, as evidenced by the level of accreditation and | 17 |
| licensure attained from federal and State agencies and from | 18 |
| private accrediting bodies; therefore, be it
| 19 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 |
| Ira Collins is hereby recognized for his dedicated service to | 22 |
| the people of the State of Illinois and for his untiring | 23 |
| devotion to insuring that each and every developmentally |
|
|
|
HR0500 |
- 3 - |
LRB095 12393 GRL 37383 r |
|
| 1 |
| disabled resident of this State be afforded the fullest | 2 |
| opportunity to achieve his or full potential and to | 3 |
| participate, to the maximum extent possible, as a member of | 4 |
| democratic society; and be it further
| 5 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to Ira Collins as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
|
|