Full Text of HR0657 99th General Assembly
HR0657 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0657 | | LRB099 13070 GRL 36955 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Conatser, a proud citizen of Champaign, | 3 | | will be elected to serve as National President of the American | 4 | | Legion Auxiliary during the organization's 95th National | 5 | | Convention in Baltimore, Maryland on September 3, 2015, with | 6 | | the theme of "Keeping the Promise"; she is a proud American | 7 | | Legion Family member of Urbana Auxiliary Unit 71; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1919, the American Legion Auxiliary is | 9 | | the world's largest women's patriotic service organization | 10 | | with a national membership of nearly 800,000; the organization | 11 | | has a strong presence in more than 9,000 communities | 12 | | nationwide, including 496 Auxiliary units in the State of | 13 | | Illinois; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Conatser joined the American Legion | 15 | | Auxiliary with her eligibility through her father, Clay Lofton, | 16 | | a World War II and Korean War veteran; she is also eligible | 17 | | through her husband, Marty, a Vietnam veteran, and her son, | 18 | | Rick, a veteran from the Gulf War era; her 3 sons, | 19 | | daughters-in-law, and 5 grandchildren are all members of the | 20 | | American Legion Family; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Conatser has held numerous Auxiliary | 22 | | leadership positions in the organization at the unit, district, |
| | | HR0657 | - 2 - | LRB099 13070 GRL 36955 r |
|
| 1 | | and department levels; at the national level, she has chaired | 2 | | many committees and has served special appointments since 2001; | 3 | | during the 2007-2008 administrative year, she served as First | 4 | | Lady of The American Legion; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sharon Conatser chose Springfield as the site and | 6 | | host city of her National President's Homecoming to show her | 7 | | the rich historic and cultural fabric within her boundaries; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The City of Springfield has hosted the annual | 10 | | Department of Illinois American Legion Auxiliary Convention on | 11 | | numerous occasions; the hometown of Abraham Lincoln is the | 12 | | perfect canvas on which to showcase the American Legion's | 13 | | history of service to our nation's veterans; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | designate October 23-25, 2015 as National American Legion | 17 | | Auxiliary President Sharon Conatser's Homecoming Weekend in | 18 | | the State of Illinois and encourage all of our citizens to | 19 | | recognize the honorable 95-year tradition of the American | 20 | | Legion Auxiliary's volunteerism of "Service not Self"; and be | 21 | | it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| | | HR0657 | - 3 - | LRB099 13070 GRL 36955 r |
|
| 1 | | presented to Sharon Conatser as a symbol of our respect and | 2 | | esteem.
|
|