Full Text of HR1501 95th General Assembly
HR1501 95TH 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 honor Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon | 4 |
| as founder of TCA Health, Incorporated; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon was born in New Orleans; | 6 |
| her education began in New Orleans, and continued at Xavier | 7 |
| University where she received her B.S. degree in Pre-Med; she | 8 |
| was admitted to medical school at Howard University, completing | 9 |
| the first two years there before transferring to the University | 10 |
| of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago where she received | 11 |
| her M.D. degree (and later an M.P.H. degree); and
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| WHEREAS, Upon the completion of a rotating internship, she | 13 |
| began practice on the west side of Chicago in a very busy | 14 |
| office; after one year in that setting, she was introduced to | 15 |
| the Altgeld Gardens community,) where she spent the next | 16 |
| thirty-five years organizing and operating the Clinic in | 17 |
| Altgeld, Incorporated (now TCA Health, Incorporated, Chicago); | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Jackson Bacon was an elected official of the | 20 |
| State of Illinois, serving on the Board of Trustees for the | 21 |
| University of Illinois; in addition to her great dedication to | 22 |
| the practice of medicine, she has often used the medium of |
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| poetry to speak of injustices and record observations noted in | 2 |
| life; she has three published volumes of poetry; and
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| WHEREAS, During the
past decade, she resumed singing; a | 4 |
| mezzo-soprano, she has thrilled audiences at major concert | 5 |
| halls and cathedrals around the country; and
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| WHEREAS, Since leaving the daily practice of medicine, Dr. | 7 |
| Bacon developed the Institute for Black Women, Inc. and Project | 8 |
| 18; the Institute for Black Women, Inc., in conjunction with | 9 |
| Malcolm X College, developed A Series of Symposia on issues | 10 |
| relevant to women in celebration of Women's Month in 2003 and | 11 |
| 2004; presentations are scheduled to be an annual event each | 12 |
| March; Project 18, A Concept of Urban Education, seeks to | 13 |
| empower parents with the tools needed to inspire and guide | 14 |
| their children towards achieving success; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate and thank Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon for her years | 18 |
| of commitment to the needs of others; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Dr. Gloria Jackson Bacon as a symbol of our | 21 |
| respect and esteem.
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