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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives wish to congratulate Representative Patricia 
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Reid Lindner on her distinguished service to her legislative 
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district and the people of the State of Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner has been a member of the 
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Illinois House since 1993 and has served this body with honor 
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and distinction; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner was born on November 29, 
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1939 in Aurora, a graduate of East Aurora High School's Class 
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of 1957; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner earned a Bachelor of 
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Science Degree in speech from Northwestern University in 1961, 
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a Master's Degree in political science from the University of 
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Colorado in 1966, and a Juris Doctor Degree from Northern 
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Illinois University in 1980; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner was inspired to pursue a 
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life of public service by her father, the late Frank R. Reid, 
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Jr., and her mother, the late Charlotte Thompson Reid, who 
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served the people of Illinois in the United States Congress 
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from 1963 to 1971, and her grandfather, Frank R. Reid Sr., who 
 


 






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was also a member of Congress from 1923 to 1935; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Patricia Reid married George Lindner in 1962 and 
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through more than 46 years of marriage have celebrated the 
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births of four children, sons Mike, Jon, and Brooks, and 
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daughter Courtney, as well as seven grandchildren, Lua, 
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Kingston, Marley,  Pitcher, Elsa, Rye, and Charlotte; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner was admitted to the Bar in 
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1980 and served as an Assistant Public Defender in Kane County 
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from 1981 to 1984, as a court appointed attorney in Kane County 
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from 1984 to 1986, and as a lawyer in private practice from 
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1986 to 1992; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner was first elected to the 
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Illinois House in 1992 and has subsequently been re-elected to 
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seven consecutive terms, representing portions of Kane, 
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Kendall, and LaSalle counties since 2002; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner has served with 
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distinction on the Gaming, Labor, Environmental Health, 
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Adoption Reform,  Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, 
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and Computer Technology Committees during the 95th General 
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Assembly, as well as being the Republican Spokesperson on the 
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Judiciary II - Criminal Law and Juvenile Justice Reform 
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Committees; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner has also served her caucus 
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ably as an Assistant Republican Leader since 2002; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner has made innumerable 
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contributions to the public good through her extensive civic 
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and volunteer involvement and service on the Board of Directors 
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of the Aurora Foundation, Board of Directors of the Gary 
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Wheaton Bank of Fox Valley, the Board of Directors YWCA, Chair 
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of the Personnel Committee YWCA, Chair of the Community 
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Division for Capital Campaign YWCA, Legal Aid Volunteer YWCA, 
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Co-Chair of the YWCA Women of Distinction Luncheon 1991, Member 
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Women in Management, Board of Directors Family Counseling, 
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Board of Directors Women in Management, Board of Directors 
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YMCA, Member of the American Association of University Women, 
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Member of the Women's Development Counsel at Waubonsee 
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Community College, Member of the League of Women Voters, Member 
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of the Child Welfare Society, Member of the Paramount Art 
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Center Endowment Committee, and Member of the Illinois 
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Governor's Task Force on the Family; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner is a member of the Council 
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of Women Legislators, the Kane County Bar Association, and the 
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Illinois State Bar Association; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Lindner has been honored by scores 
 


 






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of organizations over the years in recognition of her 
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outstanding service; 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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wish Representative Lindner all the best in her future 
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endeavors and congratulate her on a job well done in the 
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General Assembly; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Representative Lindner, her husband, George, and 
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their entire family as an expression of our esteem and respect 
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for our colleague and friend.