Full Text of SR0934 94th General Assembly
SR0934 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| wish to commend Senator Adeline Geo-Karis of Zion on her | 4 |
| longtime commitment to her constituents and the people of | 5 |
| Illinois; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis is an exemplary lawmaker who is | 7 |
| held in the highest regard for her thirty-three years of public | 8 |
| service in the Illinois General Assembly, which commenced in | 9 |
| the Illinois House of Representatives and concluded in the | 10 |
| Illinois Senate; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Adeline Geo-Karis was born on March 29, 1918, in | 12 |
| Tegeas, Greece and would become known as a proud American, | 13 |
| political pioneer, and beloved public steward; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis attended Northwestern | 15 |
| University and received her L.L.B. from DePaul University; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis has devoted decades to making | 17 |
| life better for the people of Lake County; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis has worked hard throughout her | 19 |
| lengthy career to advance the public good and safeguard | 20 |
| freedom; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis has served as a lieutenant | 22 |
| commander in the U.S. Naval Reserves, an Assistant State's | 23 |
| Attorney, a Justice of the Peace, the Mayor of Zion, a State | 24 |
| Representative, and a State Senator; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis heads her own law firm in Zion, | 26 |
| Illinois, she is a former municipal attorney for Mundelein, | 27 |
| Vernon Hills, Libertyville Township, and Long Grove School | 28 |
| District, and she was elected Justice of the Peace in Lake |
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| County, Illinois; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis was the first woman ever to be | 3 |
| appointed to the position of Assistant State's Attorney in Lake | 4 |
| County, and she went on to become the first Lake-County woman | 5 |
| elected to the Senate and the House; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis was the first woman in Illinois' | 7 |
| history ever to serve in the Senate Leadership, serving for ten | 8 |
| years as Assistant Senate Majority Leader; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis was the Minority Spokesman for | 10 |
| the Senate Executive Appointments Committee, and she is | 11 |
| currently one of only two Republican Senators to serve as | 12 |
| co-chairperson of a committee in the 94th General Assembly; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis has been a strong advocate for | 14 |
| veterans; she serves as Chairperson of the Senate Republican | 15 |
| Task Force on Veterans, where she has continually worked to | 16 |
| protect our men and women in the Armed Forces; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis has worked in a bipartisan | 18 |
| manner to enact legislation for strong crime control and to | 19 |
| benefit veterans, senior citizens, children, people with | 20 |
| disabilities, and the working majority; and | 21 |
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WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis pioneered legislation on | 22 |
| gasohol, solar energy, and other alternative energy resources, | 23 |
| and she is commended for her sponsorship of the Nuclear Safety | 24 |
| Preparedness Act, the Alternative Energy Act, laws to increase | 25 |
| safety on Illinois lakes, and many other laws; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis successfully sponsored and | 27 |
| supported important crime-control legislation, and she is a | 28 |
| proud sponsor of the "Guilty but Mentally Ill" law; and |
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| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis has been consistently | 2 |
| recognized for her commitment and support of Illinois' business | 3 |
| community, senior citizens, and agriculture, resulting in | 4 |
| better lives and more opportunities for many of her | 5 |
| constituents; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis' commitment to aiding and | 7 |
| advancing the needs of Illinois' veterans and Armed Forces is a | 8 |
| testament to the highest form of compassion, patriotism, and | 9 |
| human decency; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, While she is proud of her American citizenship, | 11 |
| Adeline Geo-Karis continues to honor her Greek heritage and has | 12 |
| worked to assist and support the Greek community throughout her | 13 |
| tenure as a public official; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Senator Geo-Karis has been affectionately dubbed | 15 |
| "Geo" by her friends and colleagues and is a beloved political | 16 |
| icon known throughout Illinois for her intelligence, | 17 |
| compassion, and gracious demeanor; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Geo has been, and will continue to be, an | 19 |
| inspiration to women and men everywhere for her many | 20 |
| achievements and accomplishments and for her service to the | 21 |
| people of Illinois; therefore, be it | 22 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 23 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that Senator Geo-Karis will | 24 |
| leave us with cherished memories of the times that she shared | 25 |
| with us, and we wish her good health and future happiness; and | 26 |
| be it further | 27 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 28 |
| presented to Senator Geo-Karis as an expression of our great | 29 |
| esteem and respect for our colleague and friend.
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