Full Text of HR1465 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Tracy Williams for | 4 | | receiving the "2010 Most Innovative Blood Drive Coordinator | 5 | | Award" from the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Tracy Williams is a full-time detective with the | 8 | | Evanston Police; in November 2009, Detective Tracy's good | 9 | | friend, Officer Joseph Bush was severely injured in an accident | 10 | | on his way to work; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In the first few weeks after the accident, doctors | 12 | | did not think Officer Bush would survive; in an effort to save | 13 | | his dear friend, Detective Williams contacted LifeSource and | 14 | | the Joseph Bush Replenishment Fund Blood Drive was soon | 15 | | scheduled for December of 2009, the most difficult month of the | 16 | | year to collect blood; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Detective Williams visited a number of police and | 18 | | fire departments throughout the Chicago area to promote the | 19 | | drive, including Deerfield, Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, | 20 | | Morton Grove, Northbrook, Niles, Rosemont, Skokie, and | 21 | | Woodridge, where he personally asked individual law | 22 | | enforcement and fire officials to donate blood; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Detective Williams also reached out to various | 2 | | media outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, Chicago | 3 | | Sun-Times, and other local newspapers;
and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Detective Williams created a website for the blood | 5 | | drive which included updates on Officer Bush's recovery; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Joseph Bush Replenishment Blood Drive was a | 7 | | huge success, bringing in nearly 300 donors; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, LifeSource Chicagoland's Blood Center | 9 | | nominated Detective Tracy Williams as the "Most Innovative | 10 | | Blood Drive Coordinator" in a State-wide competition hosted by | 11 | | the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers; therefore, | 12 | | be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | commend Detective Tracy Williams for his commitment to the | 16 | | recovery of his friend, Officer Joseph Bush, and his hard work | 17 | | in making the Joseph Bush Replenishment Fund Blood Drive a | 18 | | success; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Detective Tracy Williams as a symbol of our |
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