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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Sister M. |
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| Theotima Plass upon the completion of her active service to St. |
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| Anthony's Health Center; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister M. Theotima holds a Bachelor of Science in |
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| Nursing and a Master of Hospital Administration from Saint |
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| Louis University; she entered the Convent of the Sisters of St. |
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| Francis of the Martyr St. George on March 30, 1948; was |
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| received into the Novitiate on October 4, 1948; took her first |
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| vows on October 4, 1950; and her final vows on September 17, |
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| 1955; and
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| WHEREAS, She came to America from Germany in 1952; she was |
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| stationed in St. Louis for about nine months, while she studied |
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| English; she then transferred to Alton, where she studied |
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| English intensely and helped out at Saint Anthony's Infirmary; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, She became Supervisor of Medical Nursing at Saint |
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| Anthony's Hospital in 1958; throughout the years, she has held |
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| several positions at Saint Anthony's, including Director of |
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| Nursing Service, Assistant Administrator, Administrator, |
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| President, Director of Mission Services, and Chairman of the |
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| Board of Directors; she also served as an Administrative |
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| Resident at Loretto Hospital in Chicago from June of 1962 to |
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| 1963; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister M. Theotima has held multiple leadership |
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| positions at Saint Anthony's including serving on the Governing |
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| Board; she is active in numerous professional organizations as |
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| well; in addition to her professional responsibilities, she |
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| served as Superior to the Sisters of Saint Francis of the |
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| Martyr St. George in Alton from 1963 to 1969, as Vice |