Full Text of HR0673 095th General Assembly
HR0673 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Kleronomos; and
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| WHEREAS, Cynthia Kleronomos joined the Chicago Zoological | 6 |
| Society's Women's Board in May 1999, bringing her tremendous | 7 |
| energy and talents to all of her work on behalf of the Chicago | 8 |
| Zoological Society's mission of creating conservation leaders; | 9 |
| as a member of the Board, she chaired numerous events, | 10 |
| introduced many friends and national leaders to the Society's | 11 |
| mission, and set ambitious goals and standards for everyone | 12 |
| involved; and
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| WHEREAS, As a chairperson and member of the Chicago | 14 |
| Zoological Society's Women's Board's Education and Outreach | 15 |
| Committee, Cynthia Kleronomos organized many outreach programs | 16 |
| for various groups of underserved children throughout the | 17 |
| Chicagoland area and worked closely with other committee | 18 |
| members to select the groups, organize the activities, and | 19 |
| recruit the needed volunteers; she brought her vision and | 20 |
| creative talents to these events, working with her staff to | 21 |
| create an incredible experience for the children; and
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| WHEREAS, Cynthia Kleronomos placed great importance on |
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| supporting young students in their conservation careers; she | 2 |
| was instrumental in the creation of the Women's Board | 3 |
| Scholarship in Environmental Studies in 2002; she was very | 4 |
| active in the selection and award process, taking great | 5 |
| pleasure in meeting the four annual winners and maintaining | 6 |
| contact with them during their scholarship years; and
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| WHEREAS, Cynthia Kleronomos also shared her great love of | 8 |
| nature and the Society's mission with State and national | 9 |
| leaders, inviting them to the Brookfield Zoo for special | 10 |
| experiences; and
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| WHEREAS, Cynthia Kleronomos will be remembered for her | 12 |
| great commitment to introducing young people to conservation | 13 |
| and for her love of the natural world, particularly giraffes | 14 |
| and marine animals; her many friendships and conservation | 15 |
| legacy lives on through the many scholarship winners, | 16 |
| co-workers, and young children whose lives she touched; | 17 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| mourn, along with her family, friends, co-workers, and | 21 |
| admirers, the passing of Cynthia Kleronomos; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Cynthia Kleronomos and to a | 2 |
| representative of the Chicago Zoological Society as an | 3 |
| expression of our sympathy and great respect.
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