093_HR0511 LRB093 13345 HSS 18630 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of 3 the State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Mr. Tim 4 Gernon on being the recipient of the Beacon Award given by 5 the Community Alliance; and 6 WHEREAS, In 1998, Mr. Gernon helped found and served as 7 the first president of the Community Alliance, which unites 8 the charitable foundations of Riverside Medical Center, 9 Provena St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee Community College, and 10 Olivet Nazarene University for wide-ranging efforts; and 11 WHEREAS, Some projects that the Community Alliance has 12 focused on have included heart-saving defibrillators and 13 education against domestic violence; the group will undertake 14 2 new projects, files of medical information that will fit on 15 refrigerator doors and flashing porch bulbs to alert EMT 16 squads; and 17 WHEREAS, Mr. Gernon is the president of Clancy-Gernon 18 Funeral Homes and is a member of the Elks, Moose, Kiwanis, 19 and the Knights of Columbus; he and his wife, Collette, 20 served as the co-chairs for the annual Bishop McNamara 21 auction and chaired the school's strategic plan in 2002; and 22 WHEREAS, Mr. Gernon was the first president of the 23 Kankakee Valley Hospice Board of Directors; he's also served 24 on the boards of Our Lady of Victory Nursing Home and Provena 25 St. Mary's Hospital Foundation; he is a founding member of 26 the Kankakee Community College Cavalier Club and served on 27 the Olivet capital campaign; therefore, be it 28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 30 we congratulate Mr. Tim Gernon on being the recipient of the 31 Beacon Award, given by the Community Alliance; and be it -2- LRB093 13345 HSS 18630 r 1 further 2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 3 presented to Mr. Gernon as as an expression of our respect 4 and esteem and with many thanks for his outstanding 5 contributions to his community.