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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this House are pleased and
3 honored to recognize an organization that helps the citizens
4 of this State and it is our privilege to recognize the
5 Pathway Services Unlimited, Inc. of Jacksonville; and
6 WHEREAS, Because children with developmental disabilities
7 were not included in public school programs, several local
8 parents met in early 1964 and began the Pathway School; the
9 corporate charter was recorded in Morgan County on May 18,
10 1964; and
11 WHEREAS, The first venture of the new organization was a
12 summer session taught by a special educator, Bill Walsh; the
13 first year was successful; several children were receiving
14 programming, a base of community supporters was established,
15 and the Board of Education was beginning to respond to the
16 needs of "mentally retarded children"; and
17 WHEREAS, The Pathway School is an approved program for
18 severely and profoundly retarded and multiply handicapped
19 children aged 3-21; classroom instruction includes
20 communication, gross motor skills, perceptual motor tasks,
21 use of leisure time, socialization, and self-care skills; and
22 WHEREAS, Pathway Services Unlimited has established a
23 number of community based residential alternatives
24 specifically designed to provide individuals who have
25 developmental disabilities an appropriate home in the least
26 restrictive setting; and
27 WHEREAS, Pathway Services Unlimited provides and
28 stimulates the development of programs which enhance the
29 total well-being of persons developmentally disabled;
30 therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we wish to recognize the Pathway Services Unlimited on its
3 35th anniversary and to offer our sincere best wishes for
4 continued success in the future; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to James P. May, Executive Director of Pathway
7 Services Unlimited.