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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Joan Snyder on the |
4 | | occasion of her retirement as President of the Central Illinois |
5 | | Advocates for Lives Interrupted by Parkinson's Support |
6 | | Organization (Calipso); and
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7 | | WHEREAS, After Joan Snyder was diagnosed with Parkinson's |
8 | | disease, she became determined to live her life to the fullest |
9 | | and find a cure for this debilitating disease; to this end, she |
10 | | created the Central Illinois Advocates for Lives Interrupted by |
11 | | Parkinson's Support Organization (Calipso) to advance research |
12 | | for Parkinson's disease in central Illinois; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Over the last 20 years, Calipso, under the |
14 | | leadership of Joan Snyder, has raised over $100,000 to fund |
15 | | Parkinson's disease research at Bradley University; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, While raising awareness of Parkinson's disease in |
17 | | the Peoria community, Joan Snyder has offered support and |
18 | | encouragement to others suffering from this disease from around |
19 | | the world; with the support of the Parkinson's Alliance, she |
20 | | helped author "Voices from the Parking Lot: Parkinson's |
21 | | Insights and Perspectives"; the book, published by the |
22 | | Parkinson's Alliance, raises money to help fight the disease, |