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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to recognize Louise Noren on 65 years of 
4volunteer service to Taylorville Memorial Hospital; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Louise Noren has been volunteering at  Taylorville 
6Memorial Hospital since it first started accepting volunteers 
7in the early 1950s when it was known as St. Vincent Memorial 
8Hospital; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Louise Noren began at Taylorville Memorial 
10Hospital in the coffee shop where she was put in charge of the 
11candy stripers; since then, she has volunteered in several 
12positions, including serving as an officer of the hospital 
13auxiliary since 2001; she continues to volunteer in the 
14hospital auxiliary two days a week; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Louise Noren is a strong supporter of the Sisters 
16of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ; she is often thinking of 
17how she can help and support others and one of the ways that 
18she does this is by giving Saint Teresa medals to those she 
19feels could use them; to date, she has given away 186 medals in 
20hopes that it will bring some comfort; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS,  Louise Noren first moved to Taylorville in 1949; 
 
 
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1she has three children, two sons and a daughter, and many 
2grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one of her sons is a 
3nurse in Hawaii and she has been able to visit him 13 times; 
4and
  
 
  
5    WHEREAS, At the age of 88, Louise Noren does not appear to 
6be slowing down at all; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
8HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
9recognize Louise Noren on 65 years of volunteer service to 
10Taylorville Memorial Hospital and we thank her for her service 
11to her community; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to Louise Noren as an expression of our esteem and 
14respect.