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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Phyllis Jacobek,
4Mokena Community Public Library District Director, on her
5retirement; and
 
6    WHEREAS, She will retire on January 18, 2010; she has
7served in her current position since August of 1997; she began
8with the Library as a business administrator in 1995; and
 
9    WHEREAS, She wrote, and was successfully funded, with over
10$850,000.00 in grant funds from the Illinois State Library and
11federal government for technology grants; the Library now
12houses over 70 computers, including job training workstations,
13Wi-Fi access, and a specialty Assistive Technology Workstation
14for the blind and visually impaired; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In September of 2010, she was awarded the
16Alexander Skrzypek Award, given annually by the Illinois State
17Library and Illinois Library Association to a person in the
18State of Illinois who has made a difference in his or her
19community; and
 
20    WHEREAS, She is an active member and Director of the Mokena
21Chamber of Commerce, Friends of the Mokena Library, a member of

 

 

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1the Lincoln-Way Professional Woman's Organization, and a
220-year member of the Mokena Women's Club; she also recently
3become a member of the Mokena Lion's Club; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6congratulate Phyllis Jacobek on her retirement and wish her the
7best in her future endeavors; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Phyllis Jacobek as a symbol of our respect and
10esteem.