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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to
congratulate Mark D. Deaton on 
425 years as Executive Director of the Illinois Association of

5Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA); and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Mark Deaton was appointed Executive Director of 
7the IAHA in 1989; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Mark Deaton has guided the IAHA from a small 
9organization of just over
100 members to a strong and robust 
10organization of more than 800 members from around
the State; 
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, Mark Deaton has successfully managed the finances 
13and resources of
the IAHA to allow for steady growth and few 
14dues increases while at the same time enhancing the
quantity 
15and quality of services provided to its members; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Mark Deaton's contributions to the IAHA have 
17proven to be indispensable and have immeasurably
enhanced its 
18ability to serve its members through high quality continuing 
19legal
education seminars, publications such as the IAHA's 
20monthly newsletter and its annual Health Law
Survey, the 
21recently launched website, and the young lawyer mentoring 
 
 
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1program; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Through his leadership, Mark Deaton has shaped the 
3IAHA into the preeminent
professional organization for 
4healthcare lawyers in the State; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mark Deaton's selfless dedication to the IAHA has 
6benefitted the people of
the State by creating better informed 
7and more innovative healthcare attorneys and by improving the 
8professionalism of Illinois lawyers who guide and advise 
9healthcare
providers in this State and throughout the country; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Mark Deaton's dedication and attention to the 
12IAHA's activities and
interests has been exemplary; therefore, 
13be it
  
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
15NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
16congratulate Mark D. Deaton
on 25 years as Executive Director 
17of the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys; and be it 
18further
  
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
20presented to Mark Deaton as an
expression of our esteem and 
21respect.