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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the administrators and
4employees of Oak-Leyden Developmental Services on the occasion
5of the organization's 60th anniversary in 2016; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Oak-Leyden Developmental Services was founded in
71956 by concerned families who joined to form the Oak Community
8School in Oak Park; the organization was created to teach young
9adults with developmental disabilities the skills they would
10need to live as independently as possible within home and
11community settings; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Over the years, the Oak Community School has grown
13to include a wide range of vocational and residential services
14for adults and therapy, education, and family support for
15infants and young children with developmental disabilities;
16and
 
17    WHEREAS, Oak-Leyden Developmental Services has planned a
18schedule of events throughout 2016, including open houses at
19the organization's main non-residential locations and a
20special event at the Hofbrauhaus event on November 4, 2016; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The administrators and employees of Oak-Leyden

 

 

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1Developmental Services serve as models of hard work, integrity,
2and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois;
3therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6congratulate the administrators and employees of Oak-Leyden
7Developmental Services on the occasion of the organization's
860th anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness
9in the future; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to Oak-Leyden Developmental Services as a symbol of
12our esteem and respect.