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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Kristen |
| 4 | | Langner on the occasion of being selected as the 2011 Joseph G. |
| 5 | | Salerno Business Person of the Year by the Roselle Chamber of |
| 6 | | Commerce and Industry; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner is a lifelong resident of the |
| 8 | | Roselle/Medinah area; she grew up in Medinah, where she |
| 9 | | attended Trinity Lutheran School and Lake Park High School; Dr. |
| 10 | | Langner and her husband, Kevin Weslock, currently reside in |
| 11 | | Roselle; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner is the sole practitioner and |
| 13 | | owner of Langner Eye Care, which she opened in Roselle in 2005; |
| 14 | | after 5 years at her office on Irving Park Road, she renewed |
| 15 | | her commitment to practicing in Roselle and moved to a larger, |
| 16 | | modern office occupying a large space on Main Street in |
| 17 | | downtown Roselle; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner has been an active member of |
| 19 | | the Roselle Chamber of Commerce and Industry since opening her |
| 20 | | office; she regularly volunteers at the Chamber's Annual Golf |
| 21 | | Outing, the Taste of Roselle Bingo tent, and the Rose Parade; |
| 22 | | she also serves on the Roselle Chamber Scholarship Committee; |
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| 1 | | her husband is currently serving his first term as Director on |
| 2 | | the Board of Directors for the Roselle Chamber; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner volunteers her time at Trinity |
| 4 | | Lutheran Church as a songleader in the praise band and serves |
| 5 | | as a member of the Mission Ministry; she is the co-founder and |
| 6 | | President of See to Read-Read to See, a not-for-profit mission |
| 7 | | that organizes Christian volunteers to give the gift of sight |
| 8 | | to people in Guatemala; since their first trip in 2010, her |
| 9 | | teams have provided over 2,500 vision screenings and have |
| 10 | | provided new eyeglasses, reading glasses, and protective |
| 11 | | sunwear to those in need; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Kristen Langner serves as a model of hard |
| 13 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of |
| 14 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we congratulate Dr. Kristen Langner on the occasion of being |
| 18 | | selected as the 2011 Joseph G. Salerno Business Person of the |
| 19 | | Year and wish her continued success and happiness in the |
| 20 | | future; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to Dr. Kristen Langner as a symbol of our esteem and |