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92_HR0983
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize notable achievements
4 in the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Margaret
6 Erickson was named one of the 2002 Claude D. Pepper
7 Distinguished Service Award winners; she was presented with
8 the award at the Older Worker Awards Luncheon at the Palmer
9 House Hilton on May 14, 2002; and
10 WHEREAS, Marge Erickson is the head timekeeper for the
11 Cook County Bureau of Human Resources and the Employee
12 Appeals Board, and she has also taken on timekeeping
13 responsibilities for the Office of the Inspector General; her
14 expertise in this field has prompted timekeepers from across
15 the county to call upon her for guidance and assistance; and
16 WHEREAS, Marge Erickson both knows her job throughly and
17 is committed to ensuring that the Bureau of Human Resources,
18 and more broadly, Cook County, runs as smoothly and
19 efficiently as possible; an example of Marge Erickson's
20 commitment to excellence in public service is her
21 participation over the last year in classes designed to teach
22 members of various departments the new computerized County
23 payroll system; and
24 WHEREAS, Marge Erickson has dedicated herself to
25 mastering an often complex series of new out-of-the-box and
26 proprietary software programs that are routinely retooled and
27 adapted to Cook County's growing needs; her tackling new
28 technology has helped inspire fellow employees to work harder
29 to master new tools; and
30 WHEREAS, Marge Erickson is an inspiration to her
31 colleagues with a very professional demeanor and an abiding
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1 sense of humor; she improves morale throughout the office;
2 and she is always interested in the lives of her fellow
3 colleagues and often goes beyond the call of duty to assist
4 them in any way possible; and
5 WHEREAS, Marge Erickson, who turns 70 years young on June
6 15, 2002, is a deserving recipient of the Claude D. Pepper
7 Distinguished Service Award; therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we congratulate Margaret Erickson on receiving the Claude D.
11 Pepper Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her
12 outstanding personal and professional contributions to the
13 Cook County Bureau of Human Resources; and be it further
14 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to Margaret Erickson as an expression of our
16 esteem.