Full Text of HR1048 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the dedicated service of | 4 | | Representative Deborah "Deb" Conroy to the State and the | 5 | | residents of the 46th District, including Addison, | 6 | | Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Elmhurst, Glendale Heights, | 7 | | Oakbrook Terrace, Lombard, Glen Ellyn, and Villa Park; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Elmhurst, Rep. Conroy has been a lifelong | 9 | | resident and advocate for DuPage County; there, she raised her | 10 | | family as a devoted mom to four sons, Sean, Ryan, Brendan, and | 11 | | Will; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Prior to joining the General Assembly, Rep. | 13 | | Conroy was a leader in her community, serving on the boards of | 14 | | Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 and the Elmhurst | 15 | | Children's Assistance Foundation; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Conroy has been a strong advocate for her | 17 | | hometown of Elmhurst, working to pass progressive mental | 18 | | health and health care initiatives; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her time in Springfield, Rep. Conroy | 20 | | has been a tireless advocate for mental health and wellness; | 21 | | she oversaw the passage of monumental legislation while |
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| 1 | | serving as chairperson of the Mental Health & Addiction | 2 | | Committee; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Conroy's | 4 | | efforts led to the permanent establishment of the Call4Calm | 5 | | support text line; additionally, she led the fight to | 6 | | establish the statewide 9-8-8 mental health hotline and many | 7 | | other resources to help Illinoisans cope with mental health | 8 | | issues; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Conroy paved the way for living donors in | 10 | | Illinois by passing legislation to increase protections for | 11 | | those who choose to donate; in 2018, she led by example and | 12 | | saved her former husband's life through the selfless act of | 13 | | donating her kidney as his living donor; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Conroy prioritized increasing women's | 15 | | representation, serving as chair of Illinois House Democratic | 16 | | Women's Caucus; she also worked to pass fair pay legislation, | 17 | | the Reproductive Health Act, and other initiatives to protect | 18 | | choice in Illinois; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Conroy was appointed to the newly-created | 20 | | post of Women's Caucus Whip on Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch's | 21 | | leadership team in 2021, where she worked to bring attention | 22 | | to the priorities of the Women's Caucus; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Conroy made history as the first woman to be | 2 | | elected to serve as chair of the DuPage County Board in 2021; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Representative Deborah "Deb" Conroy on her | 7 | | retirement from the Illinois House of Representatives, offer | 8 | | her sincere gratitude for her 10 years of dedicated service to | 9 | | the people of Illinois, and wish her luck as chair of the | 10 | | DuPage County Board; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Rep. Conroy as an expression of our esteem and | 13 | | respect.
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