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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Dr. Hugo C.
6 Avalos, who came to the Morris area 42 years ago to practice
7 medicine, is retiring from his duties at the Allen Medical
8 Center in Morris, Illinois on December 31, 2001; and
9 WHEREAS, Dr. Avalos came from a military family in Mexico
10 City, Mexico; before embarking on his medical career, Dr.
11 Avalos was a body builder and an actor appearing in movies;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, Dr. Avalos received his medical degree in family
14 practice and surgery from the University of Mexico in Mexico
15 City, Mexico and had a rotating internship at Little Company
16 of Mary Hospital in Chicago; he has attended medical seminars
17 in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East and is
18 board certified in English, Spanish, and German; and
19 WHEREAS, Dr. Avalos is a member of the American Medical
20 Association, the Illinois State Medical Society, the
21 Will-Grundy County Medical Society, and the Physicians
22 Organization of Morris Hospital; and
23 WHEREAS, Dr. Avalos's honors and affiliations include:
24 Director at Grundy County Bank in Morris since 1981; team
25 physician for Morris Community High School for more than 30
26 years; past president and member of the Board of Trustees of
27 Morris Hospital; past president of Rotary International in
28 Morris; Ship's Doctor and Officer for Epirotiki Lines;
29 Medical Director of Walnut Grove Retirement Center; the Union
30 League Club of Chicago; Morris Country Club; the Shriners;
31 and the Moose; and
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1 WHEREAS, Dr. Avalos's greatest joys are his wife, Mary,
2 his children, Diana (Michael) Dummitt, Karen (James) Tullman,
3 and Hugo Avalos, Jr., and his grandchildren, Nathan,
4 Stephanie, Joseph, John, William, and Christopher; and
5 WHEREAS, Dr. Avalos speaks fondly of his wedding day in
6 the early hours of the morning and battling the extreme heat
7 of the day in the jungles of Mexico; he also enjoys visiting
8 his children; therefore, be it
9 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we congratulate Dr. Hugo C. Avalos on his retirement and wish
12 him well in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Dr. Hugo C. Avalos as an expression of our
15 esteem.