Full Text of HR0742 93rd General Assembly
HR0742 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to honor citizens of the State | 4 |
| who have made significant contributions in their field; and
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| WHEREAS, Alice Jayne Swickard taught music at Carl Sandburg | 6 |
| Elementary School in Charleston from 1969 to 1972; she served | 7 |
| as the music teacher at Charleston High School and Charleston | 8 |
| Junior High School from 1978 to 1992; during that period, she | 9 |
| directed before and after school choruses and swing choirs at | 10 |
| both schools; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1986 to 1992 and 1999 to 2000, she was the | 12 |
| director of the spring musical at Charleston High School; her | 13 |
| husband, Dave, worked with her on these musicals, building sets | 14 |
| for nearly every production; during that time, she directed | 15 |
| Nights on Broadway, The Music Man, South Pacific, Oklahoma, The | 16 |
| Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof (2 times), Bye Bye Birdie, | 17 |
| Anything Goes, Carousel, My Fair Lady (2 times), and Annie Get | 18 |
| Your Gun; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to 1991, Mrs. Swickard served at Wesley | 20 |
| United Methodist Church as a choral director for many years; | 21 |
| from 1991 to 2000, she was a Music Associate at Wesley United | 22 |
| Methodist Church, directing all of the youth and adult choirs | 23 |
| and church music, and she was also the assistant organist and | 24 |
| organist; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout her life in Charleston, Mrs. Swickard | 26 |
| taught piano; she and her daughter shared a music studio, | 27 |
| Studio 88; she generously provided accompaniment at churches, | 28 |
| schools, funerals, weddings, and recitals throughout the | 29 |
| community; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Swickard is married to Dave and is the mother |
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| of 2 children, Reverend Bob and his wife, Gina, and Laura and | 2 |
| her husband, Paul Worrall; she is the grandmother of 4 | 3 |
| children, Elyssa, Joshua, Kalia, and Elayna; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| honor Alice Jayne Swickard for her many years of service in the | 7 |
| field of music education and musical theater; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Alice Jayne Swickard as an expression of our | 10 |
| respect and esteem.
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