Full Text of HR0771 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are proud to recognize individuals and | 4 | | organizations that have contributed to the welfare of the State | 5 | | of Illinois and its citizens or have distinguished themselves | 6 | | through significant personal achievement; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Michelle Obama is the first African-American | 8 | | first lady of the United States of America, standing by her | 9 | | husband, the first African-American President of the United | 10 | | States of America, while raising their 2 children, Malia and | 11 | | Sasha, and spearheading many national campaigns for important | 12 | | causes; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama was born January | 14 | | 17, 1964, in Chicago to Fraiser and Marian Robinson; Michelle | 15 | | skipped the second grade, was a gifted student and graduated | 16 | | from Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago's West Loop | 17 | | as class salutatorian; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Michelle Obama graduated from Princeton | 19 | | University cum laude in 1985 with a B.A. in Sociology and a | 20 | | minor in African-American studies and earned a Juris Doctor | 21 | | from Harvard Law School in 1988, where she took part in | 22 | | demonstrations demanding more minority students and |
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| 1 | | professors; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Michelle Obama worked as an associate in the | 3 | | Chicago branch of the law firm Sidley Austin in the area of | 4 | | marketing and intellectual property; in 1989, she met her | 5 | | future husband, Barack Obama, a summer intern whom she was | 6 | | assigned as an adviser; and the couple married at Trinity | 7 | | United Church of Christ on October 18, 1992; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, After her husband became U.S. Senator from | 9 | | Illinois in 2004, Michelle Obama followed a strict schedule to | 10 | | be home with her children as often as possible, never leaving | 11 | | them for more than one night and 2 days per week; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Michelle Obama launched a career in public | 13 | | service, serving as an assistant to Mayor Daley and then as the | 14 | | assistant commissioner of planning and development for the City | 15 | | of Chicago; in 1993, she became Executive Director for the | 16 | | Chicago office of Public Allies, a non-profit | 17 | | leadership-training program that helped young adults develop | 18 | | skills for future careers in the public sector; in 1996, she | 19 | | joined the University of Chicago as associate dean of student | 20 | | services, developing the University's first community service | 21 | | program; she then worked for the University of Chicago | 22 | | Hospitals beginning in 2002, as executive director of community | 23 | | relations and external affairs; in May 2005, she was appointed |
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| 1 | | vice president of community relations and external affairs at | 2 | | the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she continues | 3 | | to work part-time; she also manages the business diversity | 4 | | program and sits on 6 boards, including the prestigious Chicago | 5 | | Council on Global Affairs and the University of Chicago | 6 | | Laboratory Schools; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, As the 45th First Lady of the United States, | 8 | | Michelle Obama has focused her attention on issues such as the | 9 | | support of military families, helping working women balance | 10 | | career and family, encouraging national service, and teaching | 11 | | children healthy eating and healthy living habits; and, she has | 12 | | put her beliefs in action by volunteering at homeless shelters | 13 | | and soup kitchens in the Washington, D.C. area and making | 14 | | appearances at public schools, stressing the importance of | 15 | | education and volunteer work; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Michelle Obama's service and values serve as a | 17 | | model and inspiration for African-American girls; she leads by | 18 | | example for the benefit of all young Americans by finding a | 19 | | balance between advocacy, work, family, health, and both public | 20 | | and private life; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 23 | | we honor the pioneering achievements of the 45th first lady and |
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| 1 | | the first African-American first lady of the United States of | 2 | | America, Michelle Obama; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to First Lady Michelle Obama as a symbol of our | 5 | | esteem and respect.
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