Full Text of SR0011 095th General Assembly
SR0011 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Colleen | 4 |
| P. Dries of East Peoria, who passed away on December 28, 2006; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Colleen Dries was born on April 15, 1948; her | 7 |
| parents were Peter C. and Mary Alice Campion Dries; and
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| WHEREAS, Colleen Dries received her Bachelor of Arts degree | 9 |
| in social studies and education from St. Louis University in | 10 |
| 1971, her post degree work in English as a second language from | 11 |
| Illinois State University, and her Master of Arts degree in | 12 |
| leadership in educational administration from Bradley | 13 |
| University in 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, Colleen Dries was Principal of Adult Education and | 15 |
| Family Literacy; her administrative experience includes | 16 |
| working for the Peoria Public Schools from 1995 to 1997, Grant | 17 |
| writing for Adult Education, and working for the Illinois Adult | 18 |
| and Continuing Educators Association; from 1991 to 1996 she | 19 |
| planned, organized, and conducted State conferences; she | 20 |
| established a Task Force; she conducted board meetings; she | 21 |
| designed and implemented a State legislative fax network for | 22 |
| legislative alerts; and served on the committee for re-writing |
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| Section 10-22.20 of the Illinois School Code; and
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| WHEREAS, Her professional activities include serving on | 3 |
| the Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) from 1987 to | 4 |
| 1997 and as Regional Director from 1994 to 1996; serving on the | 5 |
| American Association for Adult and Continuing Education | 6 |
| (AAACE) Nominations and Elections Committee in 1996; serving on | 7 |
| the Illinois Adult and Continuing Educators Association | 8 |
| (IACEA), as the Present Legislative Chair and as the Membership | 9 |
| Chair from 1994 to 1996, serving as President-elect in 1991-92, | 10 |
| President 1992-93, Past President 1993-94, Past Regional | 11 |
| Director 1987-91, and Conference Chair in 1992; serving on the | 12 |
| IACEA Task Force on Adult Education as initiator and overseer | 13 |
| 1992 to 1996; and as a presenter at numerous regional and | 14 |
| State-wide conferences from 1989 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, Colleen Dries is survived by her sister, Mary | 16 |
| Theresa (Edward W.) Coates; her brother, James C. Dries; her | 17 |
| nieces, Jennifer and Lauren Coates; and her nephew, Nathaniel | 18 |
| Coates; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 20 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 |
| all who knew her, the passing of Colleen Dries; and be it | 22 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Colleen Dries, as an expression of | 3 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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