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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 recognize Illinois State | ||||||
4 | Representative Sandra Pihos for her 12 years of service and | ||||||
5 | hard work on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos has had a long and | ||||||
7 | distinguished career in public service; she first served her | ||||||
8 | local community for many years as a member and president of the | ||||||
9 | Glenbard High School District #87 School Board before her | ||||||
10 | election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2002; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos has been a resident of Glen | ||||||
12 | Ellyn for 41 years, having taught both elementary and middle | ||||||
13 | school; she also worked as a high school guidance counselor and | ||||||
14 | held the position of vice president of Pihos Enterprises, a | ||||||
15 | restaurant management firm, from 1993 to 2000; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos is especially proud of her | ||||||
17 | work in the Illinois House of Representatives as a long-time | ||||||
18 | member of the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, | ||||||
19 | where she served as the Minority Spokesperson; she also served | ||||||
20 | as the Minority Spokesperson for the Appropriations Elementary | ||||||
21 | and Secondary Education, Disability Services, Aging, and | ||||||
22 | Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Committees; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos was a member of numerous | ||||||
2 | Committees, including the Consumer Protection, Accountability & | ||||||
3 | Administrative Review, Small Business Empowerment & | ||||||
4 | Workforce Development, Appropriations-Human Services, Commerce | ||||||
5 | and Business Development, Public Policy and Accountability, | ||||||
6 | Tourism and Conventions, Mass Transit, Telecommunications, | ||||||
7 | Housing, and Tollway Oversight Committees; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos served the General Assembly | ||||||
9 | as a member of the Legislative Audit Commission, the Illinois | ||||||
10 | Workforce Development Board, the Bi-Partisan Job Creation Task | ||||||
11 | Force, the Charter Schools Task Force, the Joint Task Force on | ||||||
12 | Community Colleges, as Chair of the Special Education Funding | ||||||
13 | Task Force, Co-Chair of the Commission on the Elimination of | ||||||
14 | Poverty, Co-Chair of the Internet Safety Task Force, and | ||||||
15 | Co-Chair of the Advisory on Education Funding; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos will be remembered for her | ||||||
17 | outstanding record of support for education, social security | ||||||
18 | protection, consumer protection, identity theft, affordable | ||||||
19 | housing, health awareness, children's health insurance, and | ||||||
20 | environmental issues; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos was awarded the Philip J. | ||||||
22 | Rock Center and School Meritorious Service Award, the Illinois |
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1 | Coalition of Community Blood Centers Representative of the Year | ||||||
2 | Award, and has been recognized as Woman of the Year by the | ||||||
3 | United Hellenic Voters; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos has also received the | ||||||
5 | Legislator of the Year Award by several organizations, | ||||||
6 | including the Illinois Optometric Association, the Illinois | ||||||
7 | School Counselor Association, the Illinois Association of | ||||||
8 | School Administrators, the DuPage Housing Action Coalition, | ||||||
9 | the Ray Graham Association, the Western DuPage Special | ||||||
10 | Recreation Association, the Illinois Association of School | ||||||
11 | Social Workers, and the Northeastern DuPage Special Recreation | ||||||
12 | Association; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos has received the Alzheimer's | ||||||
14 | Advocacy Award, the American Conservative Union Foundation | ||||||
15 | Award, the First Responder Emergency Preparedness and Disaster | ||||||
16 | Response Readiness Award, the Illinois Coalition of Community | ||||||
17 | Blood Centers Representative of the Year Award, the Housing | ||||||
18 | Action Illinois Golden Trowel Award, the Guardian of Small | ||||||
19 | Business Award, the Partners in Quality Award for her | ||||||
20 | dedication to the advancement of quality in older adult | ||||||
21 | services, the DuPage Center for Independent Living Spirit of | ||||||
22 | ADA Award, the Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Award, the | ||||||
23 | American Cancer Society Regional Advocacy Partner Award, and | ||||||
24 | the Illinois Environmental Council Award; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos is the former co-chair of the | ||||||
2 | Conference of Women Legislators and the current Illinois State | ||||||
3 | Director of Women in Government; she is also the current | ||||||
4 | co-chair of the NEW Leadership Program, which hones the | ||||||
5 | leadership skills of young women, and the co-founder of the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Alzheimer Legislators Alliance; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Representative Pihos serves on several boards, | ||||||
8 | including Giant Steps Illinois, the Partnership for | ||||||
9 | Educational Progress Foundation, Family Shelter Service, the | ||||||
10 | DuPage Regional Leadership Council of the American Cancer | ||||||
11 | Society, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness; | ||||||
12 | therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
14 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we congratulate our friend and colleague, State Representative | ||||||
16 | Sandra Pihos, on her retirement from the Illinois of House of | ||||||
17 | Representatives and wish her the best in her future endeavors; | ||||||
18 | and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to Representative Pihos as a symbol of our respect | ||||||
21 | and esteem.
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