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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In most instances, this Illinois House of |
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| Representatives has the opportunity to salute its citizens for |
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| a single outstanding accomplishment or for one career when |
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| retirement time arrives; and
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| WHEREAS, The work of Vickie Lannie of Carlock as a pioneer |
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| in the field of hospice care and as a driving force behind |
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| creation of the Washington Area Community Center are |
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| achievements that could fill two careers to overflowing; and
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| WHEREAS, A native of Ohio, Vickie Lannie has spent 35 years |
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| comforting more than 9,000 families in the Peoria area through |
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| services first provided by Methodist Medical Center and |
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| expanded to include a regional network of facilities and |
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| services; and
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| WHEREAS, She is a graduate of the Mennonite Hospital School |
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| of Nursing and Saint Mary in the Woods College with bachelor's |
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| and master's degrees in pastoral care; and
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| WHEREAS, This unique commitment to care for those close to |
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| death evolved from a nursing career which began in Bloomington; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, In recent years Vickie Lannie has focused her |
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| considerable talents on Washington, Illinois, to move the |
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| proposed community center that will offer a new library and |
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| facilities for fitness, swimming, and the performing arts from |
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| a dream to reality; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we extend our most sincere congratulations to Vickie Lannie at |
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| this time of her retirement, and on behalf of all Illinoisans, |