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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. James Manint on | ||||||
| 4 | receiving the "2017 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" from | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, one of the biggest healthcare challenges across | ||||||
| 7 | our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural | ||||||
| 8 | settings; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Dr. Manint's career in healthcare began when he | ||||||
| 10 | was in high school and worked as an orderly at Kirby Medical | ||||||
| 11 | Center; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Manint went on to serve our country in the | ||||||
| 13 | United States Air Force; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, in 1977, Dr. Manint graduated from Kirksville | ||||||
| 15 | College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri; he | ||||||
| 16 | completed his residency in family practice at Scott Air Force | ||||||
| 17 | base in 1980; he then served as a family practice physician at | ||||||
| 18 | Chanute Air Force Base from 1980-1984; in 1984, he returned to | ||||||
| 19 | Kirby Medical Center to continue his career; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Manint's vast service to his community | ||||||
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| 1 | includes serving as Piatt County Coroner, and as the Medical | ||||||
| 2 | Director of the Piatt County Health Department, Bement Health | ||||||
| 3 | Care Nursing Home, and the Cornerstone Home; he has been a | ||||||
| 4 | Federal Aviation Administration Medical Examiner since 1988; | ||||||
| 5 | his board certifications in both Family Practice and Geriatric | ||||||
| 6 | Medicine have allowed him to care for multiple generations of | ||||||
| 7 | families in his community; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Whether he is flying overhead or more grounded in | ||||||
| 9 | his daily practice, Dr. Manint has made a huge impact in | ||||||
| 10 | improving rural healthcare in East Central Illinois; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | commend Dr. Manint on his nearly 40 years of selfless service | ||||||
| 15 | and dedication to his patients; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Dr. Manint as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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