Full Text of HR0502 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Betty Lou | 4 | | Reed of Deerfield, who passed away on July 11, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Betty Lou Reed was a dedicated public servant; she | 6 | | began her career in public service as a Supervisor on the Lake | 7 | | County Illinois Board of Supervisors from 1969 to 1972; while | 8 | | on the Board of Supervisors, she was also elected to serve as | 9 | | the Commissioner of the Lake County Forest Preserve; she was | 10 | | elected to serve as the President of the Lake County Township | 11 | | Officials Association from 1971 to 1972; she also served as a | 12 | | member of the West Deerfield Township Committee on Youth from | 13 | | 1972 to 1974; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Betty Lou Reed represented the Lake County area as | 15 | | an Illinois State Representative in the 79th, 80th, 81st, and | 16 | | 82nd General Assemblies; she won her first election defeating | 17 | | the House Majority Leader W.J. Murphy in 1973; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Betty Lou Reed took, while as a member of the | 19 | | Illinois General Assembly, an active role in dealing with | 20 | | issues for Cities and Counties, as well as Energy and the | 21 | | Environment; she continually served on the Cities and Villages | 22 | | committee, the Counties and Townships committee, and the |
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| 1 | | Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Committee; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Betty Lou Reed did not seek reelection in 1982 and | 3 | | began work as an Executive Assistant to Congressman John Porter | 4 | | from 1983 to 1989; she then worked as a campaign consultant and | 5 | | assistant treasurer for Congressman John Porter's campaigns | 6 | | from 1989 to 1996; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Betty Lou Reed is survived by her daughters, Nancy | 8 | | Thomas of Denver, Colorado and Sally Glazier of Prairie | 9 | | Village, Kansas; and her many grandchildren; she was preceded | 10 | | in death by her husband, Richard C. Reed; her parents; and her | 11 | | infant son; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 15 | | Betty Lou Reed; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Betty Lou Reed as a symbol of our | 18 | | sincere sympathy.
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