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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Sandy Benson on the
4occasion of her retirement as Director of Community and
5Government Relations at Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sandy Benson is the Director of Community and
7Government Relations at Edward Hospital, where she's worked for
8more than 20 years, beginning in 1991; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Sandy Benson has been instrumental in the effort
10to improve access to healthcare in the west and southwest
11suburbs of Chicago and has been a passionate lobbyist on
12healthcare issues; she has brought a wealth of expertise from
13her service on the Naperville, Plainfield, and Oswego Chamber
14Boards and the Naperville Library Board; in addition, she has
15served and continues to serve in a variety of capacities for
16the Naperville Chamber of Commerce, the Naperville School
17District 203, the Naperville Development Partnership, and the
18Rotary Club of Naperville; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Sandy Benson has been honored for her community
20service with the prestigious "Influential Women in Business
21Award" from The Business Leger and the Naperville Jaycees
22"Distinguished Service Award"; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sandy Benson has a bachelor's degree in Business
2Administration with a minor in Speech Communications from
3Elmhurst College; she and her husband, John, have lived in
4Naperville for more than 35 years; they have a son, Garth; a
5daughter-in-law, Sereen; and a granddaughter, Hadley; and
 
6    WHEREAS, A celebration in Sandy Benson's honor will be held
7on April 15, 2014 at the Meson Sabika restaurant in Naperville;
8therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we congratulate Sandy Benson on her retirement as Director of
12Community and Government Relations at Edward-Elmhurst
13Healthcare; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to Sandy Benson as an expression of our esteem and
16respect.