Full Text of HR0699 95th General Assembly
HR0699 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 |
| Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Carolyn | 4 |
| Griffin Palmer on the occasion of her retirement from the | 5 |
| Chicago Public Schools after 36 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, Carolyn Griffin Palmer graduated from Calumet | 7 |
| High School; she earned her bachelor's degree from Jackson | 8 |
| State University and her master's degree from Roosevelt | 9 |
| University; and
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| WHEREAS, Carolyn Griffin Palmer began her career with the | 11 |
| Chicago Public Schools in 1972 as a physical education teacher, | 12 |
| working at Middle, Senn, and Corliss High Schools; she was | 13 |
| known for her cheerleading squads, winning many city, State, | 14 |
| and national championships; she also served as commentator for | 15 |
| half time activities during the high school championship | 16 |
| basketball games; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1986, Carolyn Griffin Palmer moved to | 18 |
| Olive-Harvey College, where she provided and assisted students | 19 |
| with college preparation and scholarships as Assistant Dean of | 20 |
| Student Affairs; she also served as project director of the | 21 |
| National Youth Sports Program, where she won 3 National | 22 |
| Excellence Awards; and
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| WHEREAS, Carolyn Griffin Palmer returned to the Chicago | 2 |
| Public Schools in 1996, serving as director of After School | 3 |
| Programs at Simeon Career Academy High School; as director, she | 4 |
| coordinated one of the first Saturday for credit programs for | 5 |
| seniors; in 2000, she became assistant principal of South Shore | 6 |
| High School; in 2002, she served as the assistant to the Area | 7 |
| Insrtuctional Officer for Area 23; she then worked for the | 8 |
| central office as a troubleshooter, serving as interim | 9 |
| principal for Deneen and Washington Elementary Schools; and she | 10 |
| served as principal of Spencer Math and Science Academy at the | 11 |
| time of her retirement; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Carolyn Griffin Palmer is active in many civic | 13 |
| organizations; she is a member of the Chicago Principal's | 14 |
| Association and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.; she is a member | 15 |
| of the board of the New City Health Center; and she serves as | 16 |
| the Education Scholarship Chairman of the Quentin B. Garth | 17 |
| Foundation, a foundation that has raised millions of dollars | 18 |
| for aspiring college students; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Carolyn Griffin Palmer has received many awards in | 20 |
| honor of her accomplishments, including the Kizzy Award, an | 21 |
| induction into the Black Women's Hall of Fame, Outstanding | 22 |
| Educator and Role Model Awards, an Outstanding Educator Award | 23 |
| from U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, and a Life Time Achievement |
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| Award from Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Carolyn Griffin Palmer has been married to Isaac | 3 |
| Lavelle for 35 years; she is the proud mother of two daughters, | 4 |
| LaCael Palmer-Pratt and Karilyn Ellena, and her son-in-law, | 5 |
| Alex Pratt; and she is the loving grandmother of Alexander | 6 |
| Adonis Pratt; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Carolyn Griffin Palmer's dedication to her | 8 |
| profession and her willingness to serve her community make her | 9 |
| a model for the citizens of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 10 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate Carolyn Griffin Palmer on the occasion of her | 14 |
| retirement and wish her continued success and happiness in the | 15 |
| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Carolyn Griffin Palmer as a symbol of our respect | 18 |
| and esteem.
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