Full Text of HR1304 96th General Assembly
HR1304 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lela A. Bridges on | 4 |
| the occasion of her retirement as the District 152 | 5 |
| Superintendent of Schools after 38 years of dedicated service | 6 |
| with the district; and
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| WHEREAS, Lela Bridges is a native of Mendenhall, | 8 |
| Mississippi; she earned her bachelor's degree from Tougaloo | 9 |
| College in Tougaloo, Mississippi and her master's degree and | 10 |
| doctorate at Northern Illinois University; and
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| WHEREAS, Lela Bridges is a 3rd generation educator; during | 12 |
| her years as an educator, she has served as a teacher, dean of | 13 |
| students, elementary and high school principal, and central | 14 |
| office administrator; and
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| WHEREAS, Lela Bridges served as the District 152 | 16 |
| Superintendent of Schools for 15 years; she is currently the | 17 |
| longest-sitting African-American female superintendent in the | 18 |
| State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Lela Bridges has been the recipient of numerous | 20 |
| awards for her service in her community, including the South | 21 |
| Suburban YMCA outstanding community service award, the |
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| Outstanding Business Woman of the Year award from the Iota Phi | 2 |
| Lambda Sorority in 2005, the Break The Mold Award from the | 3 |
| Illinois State Board of Education, the Dr. Norman LA Harry | 4 |
| Service Award from the Tougaloo College Alumni Association | 5 |
| Chicago Chapter, the Echoes of Excellence Award from the Delta | 6 |
| Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Joliet Alumnae Chapter, the | 7 |
| Educators Stakeholders Award from the Midwest National Council | 8 |
| on Educating Black Children, and an award from the National | 9 |
| Association of University Women's North Shore Illinois Branch; | 10 |
| in 2004, a street at 147th and Broadway in the City of Harvey | 11 |
| was named after her in honor of her many accomplishments; and
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| WHEREAS, Lela Bridges is a member of the Covenant United | 13 |
| Church of Christ, where she is a member of the Women's | 14 |
| Fellowship and Sunday school; she is also a member of the Alpha | 15 |
| Kappa Alpha Sorority and the North Shore Court #73 Heroine of | 16 |
| Jericho and Shawall Court #4 Daughters of Isis Prince Hall | 17 |
| Affiliates; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Lela Bridges and her husband, John Webb, have 2 | 19 |
| daughters, Tiffanie and Stephanie, and a grandson, Jaden; | 20 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 23 |
| congratulate Lela A. Bridges on the occasion of her retirement |
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| and wish her many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 2 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to Lela Bridges as a symbol of our esteem and | 5 |
| respect.
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