Full Text of HR0641 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize SYESA (Struggling | 4 | | Youth Equals Successful Adults)
and its founders, Michael | 5 | | Simelton, Tony Lawlor, and Antwan Turpeau, on being the first | 6 | | non-profit youth organization in the State of Illinois to be | 7 | | founded by 3 former foster youths; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The 3 men spent over 10 years of their lives as | 9 | | wards of the State of Illinois; they all had multiple different | 10 | | types of placements, attended multiple grammar and high | 11 | | schools, and dealt with various other struggles; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Michael has a Master's Degree in Engineering and a | 13 | | successful career with the Exelon Corporation; he is currently | 14 | | the chairman of SYESA's Board; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tony earned a IDCFS scholarship while he was in | 16 | | care and used that scholarship to graduate from the University | 17 | | of Illinois; he went on to have a successful career in the | 18 | | jewelry business; he has earned national certification in youth | 19 | | development; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Antwan has a Master's Degree in Social Work with a | 21 | | specialization in Leadership and Development in Social |
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| 1 | | Services from Loyola University of Chicago; he has 10 years of | 2 | | experience working with youth in psychiatric settings and in | 3 | | the community; and he has also managed State contracts for 5 | 4 | | years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, SYESA was founded on June 22, 2009; SYESA is a | 6 | | youth organization whose primary focus is giving youth and | 7 | | young adults the tools, connections, resources, and motivation | 8 | | they need to overcome the past obstacles in their life and to | 9 | | succeed in life; the organization believes that if foster | 10 | | children can overcome their life struggle, and are provided | 11 | | with proper skills, they will be able to be great leaders in | 12 | | their communities; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we recognize Michael Simelton, Tony Lawlor, and Antwan Turpeau | 16 | | for their work with SYESA; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copies of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Michael Simelton, Tony Lawlor, and Antwan Turpeau | 19 | | as symbols of our respect and esteem.
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