HR1153 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Ronell Hilton DeLoncker, co-owner of Jim's Towing and Automotive, has been chosen as the 2006 Altrusa International Club of Elgin's Woman of the Year; and

WHEREAS, The Woman of the Year award is given annually to a woman in the community who is not a member of Altrusa, but who exemplifies the Altrusa keys of amity, loyalty, talent, reciprocity, unity, service, and achievement; and

WHEREAS, Ms. DeLoncker has worked with the Elgin Junior Service Board for eight years; she has also volunteered with the Women's Organization for Wellness (WOW), PEO, the U-46 Dental Survey, the Sherman Hospital Auxiliary, Easter Seals, the Special Olympics, Community Crisis Center Boys and Girls Club, and many other organizations; and

WHEREAS, She is currently serving as WOW president, Sherman Hospital Auxiliary vice president, Central High School Post Prom chairman, and as a member of PEO; and

WHEREAS, She is the co-owner of Jim's Towing and Automotive with her husband, Robert, where they have worked together for 23 years; they have two children, Nicole and Daniel; she volunteers her time at her children's schools as well, as a reading mom, math center helper, and room mom; and

WHEREAS, Ms. DeLoncker will be honored for her commitment to service at the Altrusa International Club of Elgin's 57th annual celebration on Thursday, May 18, 2006; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Ronell DeLoncker of Elgin on being named the 2006 Altrusa International Club of Elgin's Woman of the Year, and we thank her for the countless hours she devotes to volunteer service; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Ms. DeLoncker as an expression of our esteem.