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92_HR0401
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone
4 achievements in the lives of the citizens of the State of
5 Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Felicia Austin
7 has been named the State of Illinois' Correctional Officer of
8 the Year; and
9 WHEREAS, Felicia Austin began working at the Danville
10 Correctional Center three years ago; she has worked in just
11 about every job there, including in the towers, main gate,
12 armory, in the housing units, and health care; and
13 WHEREAS, Felicia Austin is currently a movement officer
14 who moves inmates from one building to another; and
15 WHEREAS, Felicia Austin is active in athletics; she was
16 awarded a basketball and softball scholarship to Lincoln
17 College; she later received a scholarship to play softball at
18 Morehead State University in Kentucky, where she majored in
19 sociology with an emphasis in corrections; and
20 WHEREAS, The Danville Correctional Center has seen two
21 other employees named Correctional Officer of the Year in the
22 past five years; Felicia Austin was one of 16,000
23 Correctional Officers nominated for this honor; and
24 WHEREAS, Felicia Austin is fulfilling her dream of
25 working in a setting where she helps others; she represents a
26 good example of the excellent work being done by officers at
27 the Danville Correctional Center; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we congratulate Felicia Austin on being named the 2001 State
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1 of Illinois' Correctional Officer of the Year; and be it
2 further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Felicia Austin as an expression of our esteem.