Full Text of HR1050 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor our dedicated colleague, | 4 | | Representative Denyse Wang Stoneback, and thank her for her | 5 | | service to the State and her community; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Stoneback was born and raised in Skokie, and | 7 | | she graduated from Niles North High School; she later earned | 8 | | her bachelor's degree in Criminology, Law Studies, and Spanish | 9 | | from Marquette University and a master's degree from the | 10 | | University of Madrid; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Prior to serving in the General Assembly, Rep. | 12 | | Stoneback taught English and translation; she also worked as a | 13 | | writer, editor, and project manager in the field of | 14 | | educational publishing for years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Stoneback is a community leader and | 16 | | trailblazer; after the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary School | 17 | | shooting, she founded the nonprofit organization People for a | 18 | | Safer Society, which aims to educate people and raise | 19 | | awareness on gun violence; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Since joining the General Assembly, Rep. | 21 | | Stoneback has passionately addressed issues that are important |
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| 1 | | to the 16th District; she championed legislation that protects | 2 | | victims of domestic violence and promotes awareness of firearm | 3 | | restraining orders and increases training on their | 4 | | implementation; she also helped pass legislation to increase | 5 | | student access to mental health resources; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Stoneback served on numerous committees, | 7 | | working groups, and task forces that were pivotal to the | 8 | | progress of Illinois; she co-founded the Gun Violence | 9 | | Prevention Caucus to advocate for legislation that would | 10 | | protect all Illinoisans; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Stoneback is an example of perseverance, | 12 | | resilience, and dedication to the service of her constituents; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate Representative Denyse Wang Stoneback on her | 17 | | accomplishments, thank her for her service, and wish her all | 18 | | the best in her future endeavors; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Rep. Stoneback as an expression of our respect | 21 | | and esteem.
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