Full Text of HR0358 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Samantha Dehner on | 4 | | her graduation from Northern Illinois University; Samantha is a | 5 | | survivor of the February 2008 shooting that took place on the | 6 | | Northern Illinois University campus; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Samantha grew up in Carol Stream and attended | 8 | | Glenbard North High School from 2002 to 2006; during her junior | 9 | | and senior year she also attended the Technology Center of | 10 | | Dupage and received her license in cosmetology; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, she began taking classes at | 12 | | Northern Illinois University with an undecided major; on | 13 | | February 14, 2008, the second semester of her Sophomore year, a | 14 | | Thursday afternoon, she was in her Geology class at Cole Hall | 15 | | when shots rang out; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Samantha was injured, with a gunshot wound to her | 17 | | right arm and right leg; after the incident, Samantha endured | 18 | | surgeries, began physical therapy, and started down a long road | 19 | | to recovery; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Due to her injuries she was forced to leave school | 21 | | for the rest of the semester; but, with the support of her |
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| 1 | | parents, Robert and Vickie Dehner, and her sister, Holly | 2 | | Dehner, she was able to return to school in the fall of 2008; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, After returning to the campus, she declared | 5 | | psychology as her major; on May 14, 2011, she will graduate | 6 | | from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor's Degree in | 7 | | Liberal Arts and Sciences, with a major in psychology; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate Samantha Dehner on her graduation from Northern | 12 | | Illinois University and acknowledge her courage and strength; | 13 | | and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Samantha Dehner as a symbol of our sincere | 16 | | respect.
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