Full Text of HR1394 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative JoAnn D. Osmond has faithfully | 3 | | served the constituents of the 61st District since 2002, | 4 | | following in the footsteps of her late husband Timothy; she | 5 | | retired from public service this summer, bringing to conclusion | 6 | | a career in public service that spanned more than 30 years; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Upon her graduation from Holy Child High School in | 8 | | Waukegan, Representative Osmond enjoyed an 18-year career in | 9 | | the field of law, including 6 years as a paralegal in | 10 | | Washington, D.C.; she also served as Executive Director of the | 11 | | Lake County Bar Association from 1977 until 1982; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Osmond is the past owner of Osmond | 13 | | Insurance Services, Ltd. in Antioch, and has been a licensed | 14 | | insurance broker in auto, life, and commercial insurance for | 15 | | nearly 30 years; her vast experience in the field of insurance | 16 | | led to her appointment as Republican Spokesperson on the | 17 | | Insurance Committee in the Illinois House of Representatives | 18 | | for 4 years; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Representative Osmond's legislative experience | 20 | | dates back more than 30 years when she became the legislative | 21 | | aide to newly elected Representative Robert W. Churchill in | 22 | | 1983, a position she held until 1999, before serving in the |
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| 1 | | same capacity for Representative Sidney Mathias until 2001; her | 2 | | service as Legislative Aide included Representative | 3 | | Churchill's tenure as Illinois House Majority Leader from 1995 | 4 | | until 1997; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Representative Osmond became a Illinois State | 6 | | Representative in 2002; she focused on continuing her life's | 7 | | work on behalf of Illinois families and taxpayers; she served | 8 | | on various Committees, including Appropriations-Public Safety, | 9 | | Veterans Affairs, Insurance, Tourism & Conventions, and Public | 10 | | Safety: Police & Fire Committees, and she was the Republican | 11 | | Spokesperson on the Human Services Committee for the 98th | 12 | | General Assembly; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative Osmond took a leading role in the | 14 | | General Assembly as a champion of mandated placement of | 15 | | defibrillation devices, called AED machines, in Illinois | 16 | | public places; because of her, school vestibules, college | 17 | | lecture halls, exercise gyms, and local halls of government | 18 | | have AEDs ready to help save a life; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Representative Osmond's community involvement has | 20 | | included service on the Board of Directors of the Antioch | 21 | | Mental Health Association from 1992 to 2001, serving as | 22 | | President from 2000 to 2001; she was a Trustee and Treasurer of | 23 | | the First Fire Protection District of Antioch from 1993 to |
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| 1 | | 2004, a member of the Parish Council Finance Committee for St. | 2 | | Peter Church from 1994 to 2002, a member of St. Peter's Parish | 3 | | Council of Catholic Women, a member of the Lake County Criminal | 4 | | Justice Coordinating Committee, a member of Wings - Women | 5 | | Interested in Government - from 2003 to 2008, and a member of | 6 | | the Illinois Stroke Task Force; in 2007, she became a member of | 7 | | the State Bank of the Lakes Board of Directors; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Osmond has been honored by various | 9 | | groups and organizations over the years, including the State | 10 | | Farm Insurance Embrace Life Award in 2004; the Illinois Farm | 11 | | Bureau Friend of Agriculture Award in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, | 12 | | 2010, and 2011; the American Heart Association's Life Saver | 13 | | Award in 2004; the Friend of Gavin School Award in 2004; the | 14 | | Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Award in 2006; the | 15 | | Community Action Partnership of Lake County Legislator Award; | 16 | | the Champion of Free Enterprise Award in 2009 and 2010; and the | 17 | | Lillian Golonka Award; she was recognized by the National | 18 | | Federation of Independent Business Guardian of Small Business | 19 | | and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce in 2007 and 2008; she was | 20 | | also named the 2008 recipient of the Adam C. Skrzenta | 21 | | Leadership Award from the Grant Township Republican Club; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Representative Osmond was married to the late | 23 | | State Representative Timothy H. Osmond, himself a longtime | 24 | | leader in the civic and business community as well as State |
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| 1 | | government; she is the proud mother of 2 children, daughter, | 2 | | Colleen (Ed) and son, Michael (Nicole), and the proud | 3 | | grandmother of 5 grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we recognize State Representative JoAnn D. Osmond and | 7 | | congratulate her on a lifetime of dedicated service to the | 8 | | people of the State of Illinois, and we wish her a very happy | 9 | | retirement; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Representative Osmond as an expression of our | 12 | | esteem and respect.
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