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92_HR0983

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives are honored to recognize notable achievements
 4    in the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS,  It  has  come  to  our  attention that Margaret
 6    Erickson  was  named  one  of  the  2002  Claude  D.   Pepper
 7    Distinguished  Service  Award winners; she was presented with
 8    the award at the Older Worker Awards Luncheon at  the  Palmer
 9    House Hilton on May 14, 2002; and

10        WHEREAS,  Marge  Erickson  is the head timekeeper for the
11    Cook County  Bureau  of  Human  Resources  and  the  Employee
12    Appeals   Board,  and  she  has  also  taken  on  timekeeping
13    responsibilities for the Office of the Inspector General; her
14    expertise in this field has prompted timekeepers from  across
15    the county to call upon her for guidance and assistance; and

16        WHEREAS,  Marge Erickson both knows her job throughly and
17    is committed to ensuring that the Bureau of Human  Resources,
18    and   more   broadly,  Cook  County,  runs  as  smoothly  and
19    efficiently as  possible;  an  example  of  Marge  Erickson's
20    commitment   to   excellence   in   public   service  is  her
21    participation over the last year in classes designed to teach
22    members of various departments the  new  computerized  County
23    payroll system; and

24        WHEREAS,   Marge   Erickson   has  dedicated  herself  to
25    mastering an often complex series of new  out-of-the-box  and
26    proprietary software programs that are routinely retooled and
27    adapted  to  Cook  County's  growing  needs; her tackling new
28    technology has helped inspire fellow employees to work harder
29    to master new tools; and

30        WHEREAS,  Marge  Erickson  is  an  inspiration   to   her
31    colleagues  with  a very professional demeanor and an abiding
 
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 1    sense of humor; she improves morale  throughout  the  office;
 2    and  she  is  always  interested  in  the lives of her fellow
 3    colleagues and often goes beyond the call of duty  to  assist
 4    them in any way possible; and

 5        WHEREAS, Marge Erickson, who turns 70 years young on June
 6    15,  2002,  is  a deserving recipient of the Claude D. Pepper
 7    Distinguished Service Award; therefore, be it

 8        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
 9    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10    we  congratulate Margaret Erickson on receiving the Claude D.
11    Pepper Distinguished Service  Award  in  recognition  of  her
12    outstanding  personal  and  professional contributions to the
13    Cook County Bureau of Human Resources; and be it further

14        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
15    presented  to  Margaret  Erickson  as  an  expression  of our
16    esteem.

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