HR0232 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to commend Mary Ann Smith for all that she has accomplished over her career and thank her for her dedication and hard work; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith graduated from Kaskaskia College with an Associate of Science and from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith is married to Tom Smith and has two children, Amanda and Dustin; she has three grandsons, Austen, Miles, and Reed; and

WHEREAS, Early in her career, Mary Ann Smith started her own dog grooming business called the Doggie Den, where she employed several people, including her dad, who enjoyed helping her; she later sold that business and decided to return to college at SIUE; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith graduated from SIUE and started working as a speech pathologist at Friendship House and Flora Manor; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith worked for Sava Senior Care at the Odin Healthcare Center; she worked as a rehab manager and then as a nursing home administrator for 13 years; and

WHEREAS, While at Odin, Mary Ann Smith was honored for her many achievements; she received the CEO Roundtable Award seven times and the Blue Ribbon Award three times; she made Odin Healthcare one of the top facilities in all of the United States; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith later became the facility director of the Murray Developmental Center in 2015, which had been on the closure list for several years; she has proven to be effective, as Murray is now one of the top state-operated development centers in Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith is retiring along with her husband who has been the carpenter at Murray; they plan to enjoy traveling and move to Indiana to be closer to their family; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commend Mary Ann Smith for all that she has accomplished over her career and thank her for her dedication and hard work; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mary Ann Smith as a symbol of our respect and esteem.