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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Dr. Gary L. Knepp for
all that |
| 4 | | he has accomplished over his career and thank him for his |
| 5 | | dedication and hard work; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Knepp grew up on a farm in the |
| 7 | | Eureka/Washington area and started his education at
Illinois |
| 8 | | Central College; he obtained a Bachelor of Science in |
| 9 | | Agricultural Engineering from the
University of Illinois at |
| 10 | | Urbana-Champaign, followed by a Doctorate in Osteopathic |
| 11 | | Medicine from the
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine; he |
| 12 | | completed post-doctoral medical training through the
Chicago |
| 13 | | Osteopathic Hospital; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, After completing medical school and post-doctoral |
| 15 | | training, Dr. Knepp received board
certification in family |
| 16 | | medicine with a sub-specialization in geriatrics; he took a
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| 17 | | strong clinical interest in the diagnosis and treatment of |
| 18 | | dementia; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Knepp has dedicated his life to helping people |
| 20 | | by providing compassionate and expert
care to his patients; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Knepp spent 22 years practicing medicine in |
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| 1 | | Eureka and helped lead in the creation
of post graduate |
| 2 | | training residencies in family medicine and neurosurgery at the |
| 3 | | BroMenn Medical Center
in Normal; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Beginning in 2007, Dr. Knepp served four years as |
| 5 | | the Professor of Geriatrics and Assistant
Regional Dean at the |
| 6 | | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, After his time in West Virginia, Dr. Knepp |
| 8 | | returned to his Central Illinois home as the Director of
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| 9 | | Medical Education and Osteopathic Program Director at the |
| 10 | | University of Illinois Family Medicine
Residency in Peoria; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, While at University of Illinois, Dr. Knepp led in |
| 12 | | the development of the dual accreditation
of the residency with |
| 13 | | the American Osteopathic Association and helped develop the |
| 14 | | geriatric
curriculum; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, Dr. Knepp was appointed Vice President |
| 16 | | and Chief Medical Officer for UnityPoint
Health - Methodist and |
| 17 | | as President of UnityPoint Clinics; in 2017, he was appointed |
| 18 | | Regional Chief
Quality Officer for UnityPoint Health; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Knepp continued to share his knowledge with |
| 20 | | others as an Adjunct Clinical Professor at
the Kirksville |
| 21 | | College of Osteopathic Medicine; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Knepp's passion to serve others has also taken |
| 2 | | him outside of hospitals, clinics, and classrooms; he has |
| 3 | | served in the Peoria Rotary Club, the Eureka United Methodist |
| 4 | | Church, the American Cancer Society, and the
Eureka Fire |
| 5 | | Protection District; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, After a long and distinguished career of serving |
| 7 | | selflessly in the community and
bettering the lives of |
| 8 | | countless others, Dr. Knepp is retiring from UnityPoint Health; |
| 9 | | he plans to enjoy life
with his 16 grandchildren, three |
| 10 | | great-grandchildren, and his various hobbies of amateur radio |
| 11 | | and
farming; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 13 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 14 | | we commend Dr. Gary L. Knepp for all that he has accomplished |
| 15 | | over his
career and thank him for his dedication and hard work; |
| 16 | | and be it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to Dr. Knepp as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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