Full Text of HR0769 94th General Assembly
HR0769 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Catherine Mary Norris, Sister Katie as she is | 3 |
| known to all, was born in Chicago and is the second oldest in a | 4 |
| faithful family of eight children; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister Katie was born into a family that was used | 6 |
| to service to the public, with two grandfathers who served on | 7 |
| Chicago's City Council and who went on to serve the City of | 8 |
| Chicago in other important capacities; and
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| WHEREAS, It has been said of Sister Katie that she was | 10 |
| unique in her giving spirit even as a young child, and she was | 11 |
| thought of as "someone to turn to" among the other children in | 12 |
| her family and also by others in her neighborhood of Beverly, a | 13 |
| very surprising quality for a young child; and
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| WHEREAS, When it was time for Sister Katie to further her | 15 |
| education, she left Chicago and attended the Sisters of Charity | 16 |
| Novitiate, Wayne State University, and received her Masters of | 17 |
| Social Work from Fordham University; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1985, Sister Katie continued her life of giving | 19 |
| by returning to Chicago, where she became a social worker for | 20 |
| the St. Vincent dePaul Center, continuing in true earnest to | 21 |
| give to those who needed help the most, including the children | 22 |
| of the "working poor" and their families, seniors, and the | 23 |
| homeless; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister Katie also was responsible for overseeing | 25 |
| the planning and construction of the new St. Vincent dePaul | 26 |
| facility so that those in need would be better served, and at | 27 |
| the same time continued to work tirelessly to grow the number | 28 |
| of St. Vincent's donors, volunteers, and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, In Sister Katie's life there has never been a |
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| request for help that has gone unanswered as Sister Katie has | 2 |
| continued her tradition from childhood of being that "someone | 3 |
| to turn to"; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister Katie continues her good works and has | 5 |
| instilled the Mission and Values of the Daughters of Charity | 6 |
| into everyday life at both the St. Vincent dePaul Center and | 7 |
| Marillac; she became the Director and CEO of both recently; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2005, Sister Katie was recognized by the | 9 |
| Concern organization with its Bridgid Award; Concern was | 10 |
| founded in Ireland to serve those who were afflicted by the | 11 |
| potato famine, and they now recognize with their Bridgid Award | 12 |
| those individuals who show extraordinary care and effort in the | 13 |
| Concern tradition to help those in poverty with food, job | 14 |
| assistance, and child care; and
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| WHEREAS, Also in 2005, Sister Katie received the Cardinal | 16 |
| Bernadine Mundelein Seminary "For Those Who Serve" award for | 17 |
| her "life of service to the Church" and her "tireless promotion | 18 |
| of the Catholic faith"; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Sister Katie has been chosen to continue her good | 20 |
| works in Evansville, Indiana, and we are sad that we will no | 21 |
| longer have this wonderful champion here in the State of | 22 |
| Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, It can be said that Sister Katie has truly, | 24 |
| selflessly made a life of helping people in Chicago through the | 25 |
| "rough times"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 27 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 28 |
| we extend our heartfelt thanks to Sister Katie Norris for her | 29 |
| unending compassion and help for the needy citizens of Chicago, | 30 |
| and we wish her the very best in her future good works; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to Sister Catherine Mary Norris as an expression of | 4 |
| our esteem.
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