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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to commend Mary Ann Smith for all that she 
4has accomplished over her career and thank her for her 
5dedication and hard work; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith graduated from Kaskaskia College 
7with an Associate of Science and  from Southern Illinois 
8University Edwardsville (SIUE) with a Bachelor of Science and a 
9Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith is married to Tom Smith and has two 
11children, Amanda and Dustin; she has three grandsons, Austen, 
12Miles, and Reed; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Early in her career, Mary Ann Smith started her 
14own dog grooming business called the Doggie Den, where she 
15employed several people, including her dad, who enjoyed helping 
16her; she later sold that business and decided to return to 
17college at SIUE; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith graduated from SIUE and started 
19working as a speech pathologist at Friendship House and Flora 
20Manor; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith worked for Sava Senior Care at the 
2Odin Healthcare Center; she worked as a rehab manager and then 
3as a  nursing home administrator for 13 years; and
 
4    WHEREAS, While at Odin, Mary Ann Smith was honored for her 
5many achievements; she received the CEO Roundtable Award seven 
6times and the Blue Ribbon Award three times; she made Odin 
7Healthcare one of the top facilities in all of the United 
8States; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith  later became the facility director 
10of the Murray Developmental Center in 2015, which had been on 
11the closure list for several years; she has proven to be 
12effective, as Murray is now one of the top state-operated 
13development centers in Illinois; and
  
 
  
14    WHEREAS, Mary Ann Smith is retiring along with her husband 
15who has been the carpenter at Murray; they plan to enjoy 
16traveling and move to Indiana to be closer to their family; 
17therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
19HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
20we commend Mary Ann Smith for all that she has accomplished 
21over her career and thank her for her dedication and hard work; 
22and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to Mary Ann Smith as a symbol of our respect and 
3esteem.