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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Sherry Gravenstein 
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on the occasion of her retirement as an officer of the County 
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Nursing Home Association of Illinois on December 31, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sherry Gravenstein has served as administrator of 
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the Stephenson County Nursing Center since 1986; she served on 
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the Governor's Task Force on Health Care Reform from 1993 to 
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1994; she was appointed by Governor Jim Edgar to the Illinois 
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Nursing Home Administrator's Licensing and Disciplinary Board 
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in June of 1998; she was appointed to the NCRS Board of the 
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National Association of Boards; she also serves on the Illinois 
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Department of Public Health Long-Term Care Advisory Committee; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sherry Gravenstein enjoys cross-stitching, 
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knitting, crocheting, sewing, camping in the Michigan Upper 
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Peninsula with her husband, and visiting lighthouses; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Sherry Gravenstein has been married to her 
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husband, Wayne, for 44 years; together, they have 4 children 
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and 8 grandchildren; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sherry Gravenstein has developed a sterling 
 


 






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reputation as an excellent leader, whose vast amount of 
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experience and considerable talent helped to create beneficial 
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State policies and valuable oversight into the nursing home 
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industry; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Sherry Gravenstein on the occasion of her 
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retirement as an officer of the County Nursing Home Association 
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of Illinois and wish her continued success and happiness in the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Sherry Gravenstein as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.