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92_HR0152 LRB9208486KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Delores Wanzo 3 recently won the Community Service Award at the 12th Annual 4 Kaskaskia College Minority Business Awards Banquet, held at 5 Kaskaskia College; and 6 WHEREAS, Delores Wanzo is a retired business 7 administrator from the Warren G. Murray Developmental Center; 8 she received her education from Lincoln Grade School, 9 Centralia High School, Centralia Jr. College, and Kaskaskia 10 College; she is a life member of Second Baptist Church, where 11 she is a church trustee and has served in the past as an 12 assistant superintendent of Sunday school, Sunday school 13 teacher, and president and secretary of the Women's League 14 Club; and 15 WHEREAS, Delores Wanzo has served on the Centralia City 16 School Board, the Centralia Recreation Board, the Centralia 17 Cultural Society's Executive Board, the Salvation Army Board, 18 and the Shagbark Girl Scout Council Board; she was a Charter 19 Member of the Centralia Correctional Center Citizen's 20 Advisory Board; she served as President of the Community 21 Resource Center, as a member of the Private Industry Council 22 Board of Marion County, as chairman of the West Marion County 23 Cancer Society and Chairman of Public Relations, and as State 24 President of the Illinois Association of Club Women and 25 Youth; and 26 WHEREAS, Ms. Wanzo is currently Vice-President of the 27 Regional Association of Club Women and Youth, Vice-President 28 of St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary, Secretary and member of the 29 Child Welfare Club, and a member of the Centralia Historical 30 Society Fund Raising Committee; in addition, she has served 31 on the Balloon Fest Committee for two years, and has been a 32 sponsor of the Jr. Girl's Club for over 30 years; and -2- LRB9208486KBkb 1 WHEREAS, Delores Wanzo has received the Business and 2 Professional Women's "Woman of the Year" Award, the Jaycee's 3 Outstanding Citizen's Award, the AAUW's "Woman of the Year" 4 Award, the Southern District Illinois Association "Club Woman 5 of the Year" Award, the Illinois State Board of Education 6 "Volunteer" Award, and a resolution from the City of 7 Centralia for her 25 years of service on the Recreation 8 Board; and 9 WHEREAS, Delores Wanzo is the proud mother of Bobbie, 10 Bonnie, Candace, and Rich; and she is proud grandmother of 11 Megan; therefore, be it 12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 13 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 14 we congratulate Delores Wanzo on receiving the Community 15 Service Award at the 12th Annual Kaskaskia College Minority 16 Awards Banquet; and be it further 17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 18 presented to Delores Wanzo.