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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois wish to congratulate Bernard Heiligenstein, 
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J.D.; Aloys H. Litteken; Sister Dorothy Niemann, SCSC; P. 
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Michael Schuette; and Suzanne Schmitz, J.D.; all of whom will 
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be inducted into the  Mater  Dei
 Catholic High School Hall of 
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Honor on Saturday, May 1, 2004; and; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mater  Dei  is  a diocesan Catholic High School
 built 
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on traditions of honor, glory, and love; the school was
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opened in September of 1950; inductees into the Hall of Honor 
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have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the 
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community in the areas of academics, business, professional or 
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religious life, and public service; these inductees join 30 
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other members of the Mater Dei Hall of Honor in the eighth year 
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the awards have been given; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bernard Heiligenstein is a respected attorney, 
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husband, and father; he serves on the Mater Dei School and 
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Foundation boards; he is a former States Attorney for Clinton 
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County; he is a tireless Mater Dei supporter and volunteer; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Aloys H. Litteken graduated from Mater Dei in 
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1959; he attended the University of Illinois and received a 
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degree in electrical engineering; he is a member of the 
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Anheuser Busch Executive Team and a community leader and 
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volunteer; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Sister Dorothy Marie Niemann, SCSC, is a 1961 
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graduate of Mater Dei; she is a distinguished educator in the 
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nursing field and serves as a nurse and pastoral care minister; 
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she is a church and community leader; and

 
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    WHEREAS, P. Michael Schuette graduated from Mater Dei in 
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1967; he is a successful businessman and entrepreneur; he has 
 


 






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the distinction of being the 2003 Catholic Charities Volunteer 
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of the Year and works as a church and community volunteer; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Suzanne Schmitz is a member of Mater Dei class of 
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1965; she is a distinguished educator and attorney; she works 
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as a professor of law at Southern Illinois University at 
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Carbondale, and she is a church and community volunteer; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Bernard Heiligenstein, J.D.; Aloys H. Litteken; 
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Sister Dorothy Niemann, SCSC; P. Michael Schuette; and Suzanne 
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Schmitz, J.D., for their service to Mater Dei High School and 
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on their induction into  the  Mater
Dei Hall of Honor; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable  copies  of  this resolution be

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presented to each individual as an expression of our  respect

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and esteem.