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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend Jo Ann Armenta of Elgin on her | ||||||
| 4 | lifetime service; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jo Ann Armenta was the first member of her family | ||||||
| 6 | to earn a college degree; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Jo Ann Armenta was the first Hispanic woman to | ||||||
| 8 | join the Illinois State Police
and was the first Hispanic | ||||||
| 9 | woman in the department to be promoted to sergeant; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Jo Ann Armenta was the first Hispanic woman to be | ||||||
| 11 | named to the Human Rights Commission in Elgin and the first | ||||||
| 12 | Hispanic woman to be elected president of Illinois Women in | ||||||
| 13 | Law Enforcement, an organization she helped establish in 1985; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, In 1973, Jo Ann Armenta earned a Bachelor of Arts | ||||||
| 16 | in literature of romance languages from the University of | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois at Chicago; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, After college, Jo Ann Armenta did a variety of | ||||||
| 19 | work, including clothing design, but was intrigued by the idea | ||||||
| 20 | of becoming a police officer after her father saw an | ||||||
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| 1 | advertisement for the State Police; she moved to Elgin when | ||||||
| 2 | she joined the State Police; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Jo Ann Armenta worked with the subcommittee on | ||||||
| 4 | women and minority issues of the DuPage Chiefs of Police | ||||||
| 5 | Association; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Through Jo Ann Armenta's work, both as a police | ||||||
| 7 | officer and a volunteer, she has shown determination and a | ||||||
| 8 | commitment to her community and to improving the lives of | ||||||
| 9 | others; she has been a mentor for young Hispanic girls from the | ||||||
| 10 | northwest suburbs; reaching out to help others is something | ||||||
| 11 | she always has felt is important because others helped her own | ||||||
| 12 | family; her motivation has always been to make a difference; | ||||||
| 13 | therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we commend Jo Ann Armenta on her lifetime of service and | ||||||
| 17 | accomplishments; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Jo Ann Armenta as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect.
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