Full Text of HR1039 99th General Assembly
HR1039 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Marian Krupicka on | 4 | | being named the City of Darien 2016 Citizen of the Year; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka freely gives her time and talents | 6 | | to many causes in Darien; her willingness to serve and help | 7 | | others have made her a role model for all to follow; her | 8 | | actions embody the city's motto, "Darien is a Nice Place to | 9 | | Live"; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka began her support for library | 11 | | services in Darien in 1978 by being a part of the Darien | 12 | | Woman's Club, which started and supported the Darien Volunteer | 13 | | Library, which at the time, was housed in a bus known as "The | 14 | | Bookmobile"; in 1985, the library became a tax-supported | 15 | | entity, and she became a Trustee, a position in which she still | 16 | | serves today; she has served on the library board as President, | 17 | | Vice-President, and Secretary, and is presently serving as | 18 | | Treasurer; she sat on the committees for finance, nominating, | 19 | | personnel, building and grounds, policy, and | 20 | | planning/annexation; she was a strong supporter and played a | 21 | | vital role in the merger of the Darien and Willowbrook | 22 | | libraries in 1988; in 1994, she was part of the Indian Prairie | 23 | | Public Library Foundation Board and continues to serve in that |
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| 1 | | capacity; in 2008, the Metropolitan Library System recognized | 2 | | her as "Trustee of the Year"; she has been instrumental in the | 3 | | creation and continued growth of the Indian Public Library for | 4 | | over 35 years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka began teaching in School District | 6 | | 61 in 1970 as a reading teacher at Eisenhower Junior High; she | 7 | | was on the planning committee for numerous years for the | 8 | | Cultural Fair, an integral part of the district's reading | 9 | | committee, and chaperoned many of the annual trips to | 10 | | Washington, D.C. for 8th grade students; she was affectionately | 11 | | referred to as "Mother Marian"; she retired from the District | 12 | | in 2009; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka has been a strong
contributor to | 14 | | the Darien Woman's Club for many years; she has held the | 15 | | offices of Recording Secretary; Chair of the Spring Children's | 16 | | Clothing Resale Committee; 2nd Vice-President,
Ways and Means; | 17 | | 1st Vice-President, Programs; and Chair of the Education | 18 | | Committee; she currently serves as the Home Life Committee | 19 | | Chairman; she has put her efforts toward the store at Burgess
| 20 | | Nursing Home, bake sales, and the Safety Village; she has been | 21 | | essential in
coordinating gifts and working with the Lions Club | 22 | | and the Park District to provide for needy
families at | 23 | | Christmas; she was a judge for the Veterans of Foreign Wars | 24 | | District 19 Voice of
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| 1 | | Scholarship Competition in 2015; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka and her husband, Larry, moved to | 3 | | Darien in 1977 and have been married for 46 years; they are | 4 | | active members with Our Lady of Peace Church; they have 2 | 5 | | daughters, Caroline (Brad) and Elizabeth (David), and 7 | 6 | | grandchildren, Grant, Jake, Jonathan, Kate, Andrew, Matthew, | 7 | | and Megan; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka visits her mother, Irene Kocjan, | 9 | | daily at Oak Trace, and cares for her grandchildren, Grant and | 10 | | Jake, before and after school; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marian Krupicka goes above and beyond the call of | 12 | | duty helping make Darien a special place to live; therefore, be | 13 | | it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | congratulate Marian Krupicka on being named the City of Darien | 17 | | 2016 Citizen of the Year and we wish her the best in all her | 18 | | future endeavors; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Marian Krupicka as an expression of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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