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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Boyd A.
4McCracken for receiving the 2020 Rural Physician of Excellence
5Award from the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
 
6    WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across
7our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural
8settings; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Growing up in Greenville with uncles and a
10grandfather who were dentists and a father who was a family
11practice physician, Dr. McCracken saw firsthand the
12significant impact medical providers can make in the well-being
13of a rural community; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Dr. McCracken graduated from Millikin University
15in 1969 and stayed at the university to serve as director of
16Millikin's biology laboratories through 1970; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Dr. McCracken graduated from the Chicago Medical
18School in 1974 and completed his family practice residency at
19Southern Illinois University School of Medicine-affiliated
20hospitals in Springfield in 1977; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In 1977, Dr. McCracken returned to his roots and
2joined Five Provider Family Practice in Greenville; he was
3granted privileges at Utlaut Memorial Hospital, which later
4became HSHS Holy Family Hospital; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Through the years, Dr. McCracken was a medical
6jack-of-all-trades and Renaissance man to his community; he
7delivered babies, assisted in surgeries, and worked as an
8emergency room physician, all while serving as president of the
9medical staff, serving on numerous state and local boards, and
10attending to the regular day-to-day care he provided pediatric
11through geriatric patients in his office practice; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Dr. McCracken selflessly served as a mentor to
13many new physicians and nurse practitioners offering them
14support and compassion, which guided the way they would serve
15their patients throughout their careers; and
 
16    WHEREAS, When not practicing medicine, Dr. McCracken is a
17distinguished dessert connoisseur, well known for his
18exquisite taste in Snickers; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we congratulate Dr. Boyd A. McCracken for receiving the 2020
22Rural Physician of Excellence Award and commend him for his

 

 

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1compassion and dedication to his patients and for filling such
2a tremendous void in rural medicine over the past 43 years in
3Bond County; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to Dr. McCracken as a symbol of our respect and
6esteem.