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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois were deeply saddened to learn of the
4 death of Harriet P. O'Donnell of Chicago on Thursday, May 22,
5 2003; and
6 WHEREAS, Mrs. O'Donnell was born on April 5, 1938; she
7 was a lifelong resident of Chicago and was very active in her
8 community; she was married to C. Ken O'Donnell; and
9 WHEREAS, Mrs. O'Donnell worked as a consultant to the
10 City of Chicago Police Department Chicago Alternative
11 Policing Strategy (CAPS Program) Area 3 which consists of
12 helping to develop and implement special projects for CAPS;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, Mrs. O'Donnell was a long-time member of the
15 Amundsen Local School Council; a mainstay of the Greater
16 Rockwell Organization (GRO), which she helped to create; a
17 leader of the Ravenswood Community Council; former chairman
18 of B.U.I.L.D. Inc.; the city-wide coordinator of the Kids
19 Helping Kids walk-a-thon, and a volunteer for the Cambodian
20 Association of Illinois; she was also a member of the Chicago
21 Parent Teacher Association, a consultant to the Illinois
22 State Board of Education, and served as Special Assistant to
23 Governor Thompson for Child Safety; and
24 WHEREAS, Mrs. O'Donnell was the Chairman of the 19th
25 Police District Advisory Council and Court Advocacy Program
26 from 1997 to 2000 and also served as the training leader for
27 the Court Advocacy Program of Area 3 since 1995; she was an
28 active member of the Chicago Crime Commission and the Urban
29 Crime Committee from 1988 to 1997; she and her husband worked
30 with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scout troops at Luther Memorial
31 Church; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mrs. O'Donnell has been honored many times for
2 extensive community service including a public service award
3 from the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce and induction
4 into the 2003 Chicago Senior Citizens Hall of Fame; and
5 WHEREAS, The passing of Harriet P. O'Donnell has been
6 deeply felt by all who knew her, including her husband, C.
7 Ken; her children, Mark and Ann (Marty) Kutschke; her
8 grandson, Joshua (Nicole) Calderon, Sr.; her
9 great-grandchild, Joshua Calderon, Jr.; and her sister Judith
10 (Al) Simons; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13 we mourn the passing of Harriet P. O'Donnell, who will be
14 remembered as a great citizen of the Chicagoland area; and be
15 it further
16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to the family of Harriet P. O'Donnell as an
18 expression of our deepest sympathy during their time of
19 bereavement.