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92_HR1143

 
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 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
 
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 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
 
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 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.

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