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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Dr. Daniel Hoffman, the son of a postman, was born | ||||||
3 | in Henry, Illinois; he taught himself to read by memorizing | ||||||
4 | children's books; one of his favorite books, Dr. Dan the | ||||||
5 | Bandage Man, instilled a lifelong love for medicine at a young | ||||||
6 | age; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Hoffman graduated from the University of | ||||||
8 | Illinois at Urbana in 1974; he knew the medical profession was | ||||||
9 | the only future for him, so he attended medical school at the | ||||||
10 | University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria; and
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11 | WHEREAS, During his time at medical school, Dr. Hoffman met | ||||||
12 | his future wife, Linda Sargent; their marriage in 1977 was the | ||||||
13 | beginning of a personal and professional partnership that | ||||||
14 | produced two sons, Doug and Eric, and a successful medical | ||||||
15 | practice; and
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16 | WHEREAS, From 1977 until 1981, Dr. Hoffman was a resident | ||||||
17 | in internal medicine at St. Francis Medical Center; he wanted | ||||||
18 | to practice medicine and raise his family in a town small | ||||||
19 | enough where he could get to know everyone, but still big | ||||||
20 | enough to have a McDonald's; with encouragement from his close | ||||||
21 | friend, Dr. Charles Longwell, he left St. Francis Medical | ||||||
22 | Center and moved to Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon; |
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1 | using his wife's training and experience as a certified medical | ||||||
2 | office assistant and transcriptionist, they worked hard to | ||||||
3 | establish his new practice, specializing in internal medicine | ||||||
4 | and geriatrics; within three weeks, his schedule was full, and | ||||||
5 | it remained that way for 37 years; and
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6 | WHEREAS, In 2007, Dr. Hoffman became a Certified Physician | ||||||
7 | Executive at the American College of Physician Executives; in | ||||||
8 | 2008, he acquired his master's in medical management from Heinz | ||||||
9 | College at Carnegie Mellon University; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Hoffman and his wife contribute to many | ||||||
11 | philanthropic organizations, including the Cedarhurst Center | ||||||
12 | for the Arts, where Linda became a Counselor Emeritus, and they | ||||||
13 | have both donated their time, service, and financial support; | ||||||
14 | both have a keen interest in promoting education through | ||||||
15 | various venues, and Dr. Hoffman served on the board of Mt. | ||||||
16 | Vernon Township High School for seven years, including serving | ||||||
17 | as president; for the past 18 years, he has been the SSM Good | ||||||
18 | Samaritan Hospital's Administrative Medical Director; he also | ||||||
19 | puts his woodworking skills to the test each year for the YMCA | ||||||
20 | Derby Days fundraiser by donating the table centerpieces as | ||||||
21 | well as the wooden horses used in the fundraiser; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Dr. Hoffman and Linda plan to spend their | ||||||
23 | retirement cooking, cruising, playing golf, and gardening; |
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1 | most importantly, they are eager to spend more time with their | ||||||
2 | children and grandchildren, including Andrew, Caleb, and a baby | ||||||
3 | on the way; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
6 | congratulate Dr. Daniel Hoffman on the occasion of his | ||||||
7 | retirement from practicing medicine for 37 years; we commend | ||||||
8 | his hard work, dedication, and accomplishments and thank him | ||||||
9 | for his contributions to his community and the field he has | ||||||
10 | loved from a young age; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Dr. Hoffman as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
13 | respect.
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