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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Kim Armstrong on her |
| 4 | | commitment to the Peoria community and the State of Illinois; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kim Armstrong grew up in Peoria; she attended |
| 7 | | Manuel High School and graduated from Bradley University in |
| 8 | | 1980; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kim Armstrong's involvement with Bradley |
| 10 | | University includes the Alumni Center Planning Committee and |
| 11 | | the Greek Alumni
Council; she is a member of Chi Omega and has |
| 12 | | been a steadfast supporter, leader, and mentor
to many women |
| 13 | | attending the university; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Kim Armstrong has been deeply involved with the |
| 15 | | Bradley University Speech Team; a lifelong supporter of the |
| 16 | | program that her father developed, she
has attended Bradley |
| 17 | | University Speech Team performances, helped raise funds
for |
| 18 | | trips, assisted in organizing the American Forensic |
| 19 | | Association National
Individual Events Tournament, and spent |
| 20 | | endless hours in her kitchen preparing
meals for hungry, and |
| 21 | | very appreciative, undergraduate students; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Kim Armstrong has also volunteered with the OSF |
| 2 | | Healthcare Angel Ball, the Public Arts Advisory Commission, the |
| 3 | | Invictus
Woods Recovery Home, Sculpture Walk Peoria, and the |
| 4 | | Peoria
Art Guild's award-winning Fine Art Fair; when Hurricane |
| 5 | | Harvey hit Texas, she was there to donate blood to the Red |
| 6 | | Cross;
and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 2007, Bradley University recognized Kim |
| 8 | | Armstrong as a Bradley University Centurion; in 2017, the |
| 9 | | university awarded her the Lydia Moss Bradley Award for |
| 10 | | displaying outstanding service to the institution; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Kim Armstrong has always been concerned with the |
| 12 | | education and welfare of others, especially youth and those |
| 13 | | less fortunate; she is an advocate for diversity, inclusion, |
| 14 | | equity, and fairness; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 17 | | recognize Kim Armstrong on her commitment to the Peoria |
| 18 | | community and the State of Illinois, and we thank her for her |
| 19 | | efforts to make Peoria and the State of Illinois a better place |
| 20 | | to live; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to Kim Armstrong as a symbol of our respect and |