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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Marian Krupicka on | ||||||
4 | being named the City of Darien 2016 Citizen of the Year; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka freely gives her time and talents | ||||||
6 | to many causes in Darien; her willingness to serve and help | ||||||
7 | others have made her a role model for all to follow; her | ||||||
8 | actions embody the city's motto, "Darien is a Nice Place to | ||||||
9 | Live"; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka began her support for library | ||||||
11 | services in Darien in 1978 by being a part of the Darien | ||||||
12 | Woman's Club, which started and supported the Darien Volunteer | ||||||
13 | Library, which at the time, was housed in a bus known as "The | ||||||
14 | Bookmobile"; in 1985, the library became a tax-supported | ||||||
15 | entity, and she became a Trustee, a position in which she still | ||||||
16 | serves today; she has served on the library board as President, | ||||||
17 | Vice-President, and Secretary, and is presently serving as | ||||||
18 | Treasurer; she sat on the committees for finance, nominating, | ||||||
19 | personnel, building and grounds, policy, and | ||||||
20 | planning/annexation; she was a strong supporter and played a | ||||||
21 | vital role in the merger of the Darien and Willowbrook | ||||||
22 | libraries in 1988; in 1994, she was part of the Indian Prairie | ||||||
23 | Public Library Foundation Board and continues to serve in that |
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1 | capacity; in 2008, the Metropolitan Library System recognized | ||||||
2 | her as "Trustee of the Year"; she has been instrumental in the | ||||||
3 | creation and continued growth of the Indian Public Library for | ||||||
4 | over 35 years; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka began teaching in School District | ||||||
6 | 61 in 1970 as a reading teacher at Eisenhower Junior High; she | ||||||
7 | was on the planning committee for numerous years for the | ||||||
8 | Cultural Fair, an integral part of the district's reading | ||||||
9 | committee, and chaperoned many of the annual trips to | ||||||
10 | Washington, D.C. for 8th grade students; she was affectionately | ||||||
11 | referred to as "Mother Marian"; she retired from the District | ||||||
12 | in 2009; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka has been a strong
contributor to | ||||||
14 | the Darien Woman's Club for many years; she has held the | ||||||
15 | offices of Recording Secretary; Chair of the Spring Children's | ||||||
16 | Clothing Resale Committee; 2nd Vice-President,
Ways and Means; | ||||||
17 | 1st Vice-President, Programs; and Chair of the Education | ||||||
18 | Committee; she currently serves as the Home Life Committee | ||||||
19 | Chairman; she has put her efforts toward the store at Burgess
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20 | Nursing Home, bake sales, and the Safety Village; she has been | ||||||
21 | essential in
coordinating gifts and working with the Lions Club | ||||||
22 | and the Park District to provide for needy
families at | ||||||
23 | Christmas; she was a judge for the Veterans of Foreign Wars | ||||||
24 | District 19 Voice of
Democracy High School Students Audio Essay |
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1 | Scholarship Competition in 2015; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka and her husband, Larry, moved to | ||||||
3 | Darien in 1977 and have been married for 46 years; they are | ||||||
4 | active members with Our Lady of Peace Church; they have 2 | ||||||
5 | daughters, Caroline (Brad) and Elizabeth (David), and 7 | ||||||
6 | grandchildren, Grant, Jake, Jonathan, Kate, Andrew, Matthew, | ||||||
7 | and Megan; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka visits her mother, Irene Kocjan, | ||||||
9 | daily at Oak Trace, and cares for her grandchildren, Grant and | ||||||
10 | Jake, before and after school; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka goes above and beyond the call of | ||||||
12 | duty helping make Darien a special place to live; therefore, be | ||||||
13 | it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
15 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
16 | congratulate Marian Krupicka on being named the City of Darien | ||||||
17 | 2016 Citizen of the Year and we wish her the best in all her | ||||||
18 | future endeavors; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to Marian Krupicka as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
21 | respect.
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