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92_HR1143 LRB9218353KFkf 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives wish to say farewell to an esteemed 4 colleague, State Representative Anne Zickus of the 48th 5 District; and 6 WHEREAS, Representative Zickus has been an advocate for 7 senior citizens through her leadership, sensitivity and 8 commitment to the growing needs of Illinois seniors and their 9 families; she has fought for the restoration of critical 10 funding for individuals with disabilites; she sponsored 11 legislation to improve Chicago police and firefighters' 12 widows and retirees' pension benefits; she sponsored 13 15-20-Life, ending the revolving door of habitual criminals 14 returning to our streets; and she sponsored Attorney General 15 Jim Ryan's "Safe 2 Learn" package that improves the safety 16 and security of our schools and increases penalties against 17 violent criminals; and 18 WHEREAS, Representative Zickus has served in the Illinois 19 State Legislature with distinction for twelve years; for over 20 28 years she was a business owner in the Southwest suburbs; 21 she has held leadership positions with the South/Southwest 22 Association of Realtors and the Illinois Association of 23 Realtors and has earned the respect of her peers; she has 24 gained recognition as a dedicated public servant in her 25 positions on the Palos Hills City Council, the Palos Hills 26 Plan Commission, the Board of Directors of the Helping Hand 27 Rehabilitation Center in Countryside, the Board of Directors 28 of the Metropolitan Family Services-Southwest, the Moraine 29 Valley Community College Respiratory Care Advisory Committee, 30 as a Director of the Illinois State Crime Commission and as a 31 Member of the Executive Board of Women In Government; she 32 has also served her community by participating in many 33 organizations including local chambers of commerce and the -2- LRB9218353KFkf 1 American Cancer Society; she has been appointed to the 2 position of Republican Committeeman of Palos Township; and 3 WHEREAS, She has brought to the General Assembly many 4 years of experience and understanding of the issues; she 5 knows firsthand what it is like to run a business, meet a 6 payroll, raise and educate children and care for elderly 7 parents; she has been ever-watchful of government policies 8 that threaten private property rights and the ability to 9 conduct business in the State of Illinois; she has served as 10 Vice-Spokesperson on the Commerce and Business Development 11 Committee, as a member of the Transportation & Motor Vehicles 12 Committee; Financial Institutions Committee; Personnel and 13 Pensions Committee; and is the Republican Leader of the 14 Registration & Regulation Committee; she has also been 15 appointed to the Legislative Audit Commission; and 16 WHEREAS, She has received the "Taxpayer's Friend of the 17 Year" award from the Greater South Suburban Taxpayers 18 Association; the coveted "Guardian of Small Business" award; 19 the "Voice of Employers" award from the Management 20 Association of Illinois for her strong commitment to creating 21 jobs and improving the economic climate in Illinois; and the 22 "George L. Patt Distinguished Service and Dedication Award" 23 from the South/Southwest Association of Realtors; and 24 WHEREAS, She has received the "Frederick Milton Thrasher 25 Award" for outstanding leadership in confronting the gang 26 problem of today; the "Legislator of the Year" award from the 27 Illinois State Crime Commission; the "Legislator of the Year" 28 award from the Northern Illinois Association of Fire 29 Protection Districts; the "Legislator of the Year Award" from 30 the Community Behavioral Health Care Association; the "Friend 31 of the Family" award for her outstanding pro-family record; 32 the Family Council "Friend of the Family" award for 33 leadership in protecting traditional family values; the -3- LRB9218353KFkf 1 "Friend of Decency" award from the Citizens for Community 2 Values; the "Friend of Agriculture" award from both the Cook 3 and DuPage County Farm Bureaus; and the "Key to the City" and 4 the "Honorary Hickory Hero" award for her devotion and work 5 with the senior citizen community of the City of Hickory 6 Hills; and 7 WHEREAS, She has been married to her husband Chuck since 8 1958; they are the parents of two children, daughter Kathy 9 and son and daughter-in-law Dr. Charles and Candee Zickus, 10 and they are the grandparents of Matthew, Samantha, and 11 Charles IV; 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 Representative Anne Zickus on her tireless 15 efforts to serve the people of the 48th District and the 16 State of Illinois and we wish her well in all of her future 17 endeavors; and be it further 18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 19 presented to Representative Anne Zickus, along with our 20 sincere regards.