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90_HR0279
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Mona S. Lamkin of Clinton, Illinois, has served
3 for more than twenty years as a member of the Illinois House
4 Republican staff; and
5 WHEREAS, Mona S. Lamkin was hired in 1977, on what was
6 described as a "temporary" basis, by the then-House
7 Republican Leader George H. Ryan, who remains a close
8 personal friend; and
9 WHEREAS, Mona S. Lamkin has served two Speakers, the
10 aforementioned George Ryan and the Honorable Lee A. Daniels,
11 specializing in substantive committee work for the House
12 Elections Committee, the House Public Utilities Committee,
13 and the House Registration and Regulation Committee, in which
14 duty she has instructed countless Representatives, staff
15 members and advocates, on both sides of the "aisle" and from
16 all walks of life, in the mysteries of electricity,
17 telecommunications, professional regulation, and how to speak
18 with a "Bahston" accent; and
19 WHEREAS, During this period, Mona S. Lamkin raised five
20 children, Maria, Thomas, Julie, Kathleen, and Sarah, and gave
21 them all successful starts in life, despite the challenges
22 inherent in balancing the roles of parent and public service
23 with the Illinois General Assembly; and
24 WHEREAS, Throughout this entire time, Mona S. Lamkin's
25 kind spirit, unflappable temperament, and innate decency have
26 given spiritual sustenance to the Illinois House of
27 Representatives of priceless value, above and beyond the
28 level of her professional expertise and experience; and
29 WHEREAS, In the words of the Honorable Lee A. Daniels,
30 Mona S. Lamkin is "the best of the best"; and
31 WHEREAS, In the words of the Honorable Mary Lou
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1 Cowlishaw, Mona S. Lamkin is "a woman of worth"; and
2 WHEREAS, In the words of the Honorable Angelo "Skip"
3 Saviano, Mona S. Lamkin has "kept me in line"; and
4 WHEREAS, To the great dismay of her colleagues and
5 friends on both sides of the "aisle", Mona S. Lamkin is
6 bringing her public service to a close, and will no longer
7 "pahk" her "cah" at the Capitol Complex; therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 wish Mona S. Lamkin a long and happy retirement to be filled
11 with the study of genealogy, frequent visits to her beloved
12 Cape Cod, and the company of her children and grandchildren;
13 and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That we encourage the aforementioned Mona S.
15 Lamkin to come back and pay us a visit now and then as we do
16 the people's business; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to the aforementioned Mona S. Lamkin.