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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize Illinois citizens
4 who have distinguished themselves in service to their
5 community and this State; and
6 WHEREAS, Kathryn "Kitty" Ann Shores is a dedicated public
7 servant who has devoted more than two decades to serving the
8 people of Illinois; she has announced her retirement as
9 Executive Secretary for the House Republican Leader; and
10 WHEREAS, Kitty began in November of 1980 as a legislative
11 secretary for Representative Ben Polk; at one point she left
12 Republican staff to take a position with the Illinois
13 Department of Public Aid; she returned to Republican staff in
14 March of 1986 as the Leader's Executive Secretary; and
15 WHEREAS, She has worked with the Leader on appointing
16 members to commissions to address critical issues; she has
17 also run the day-to-day operations of the office, keeping
18 track of staff attendance, keys and equipment maintenance;
19 she was the one to call when something went wrong; and
20 WHEREAS, Her secretarial skills were always superb and
21 she was a fanatic on format and doing it by the book; she
22 often gets praised for her work and credits Betty Hoffman,
23 her Business Teacher at Ashland High School; and
24 WHEREAS, Kitty has given 110% to House Republicans and to
25 the people of Illinois; her no-nonsense, tell it like it is
26 attitude has helped to keep everyone in line; she has truly
27 been a credit to this organization; her small-town warmth
28 attracted people to her when they needed guidance, and she
29 has been dubbed "Mama Kitty" by her co-workers; and
30 WHEREAS, Her wonderful sense of humor and appreciation
31 for building and sustaining relations with others have made
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1 her a friend to all; she will be deeply missed; and
2 WHEREAS, After retiring, she plans to spend time with her
3 daughter, Sali Ann, her boyfriend, Bud Dietsch, and more time
4 fishing, restoring old furniture, and baking pies for her
5 friend's restaurant; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate Kitty Shores on her retirement and thank her
9 for many years of exemplary public service; we wish her well
10 in all of her future endeavors and extend our sincere best
11 wishes to her for health and happiness in the future; and be
12 it further
13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Kitty Shores as an expression of our respect and
15 esteem.