RECOGNIZES-SUE BUSTIN

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SR0698
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
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recognize Sue Bustin on her service as medical caseworker of
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the Joliet Township Government Office for more than two
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decades; and

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WHEREAS, Sue Bustin was born and raised in Joliet,
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graduating from Joliet East High School and obtaining her
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associate's degree from Joliet Junior College; she proceeded
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to attend Illinois Masonic Medical Center School of Nursing
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and earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of
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Wisconsin; and

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WHEREAS, Sue Bustin was hired as medical caseworker of the
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Joliet Township Government Office on June 17, 2002, where she
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worked until her retirement on December 26, 2025; and

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WHEREAS, In her role as medical caseworker, Sue Bustin
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provided Joliet Township residents with information on
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available community resources and was responsible for
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assisting residents who were awaiting short- or long-term
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disability through the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and
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Social Security Disability (SSD) programs as well as worker's
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compensation, personal injury settlements, or were off work
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due to health issues; through the Joliet Township General

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Assistance welfare program, she also assisted with rent,
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mortgage, or utility payments while residents waited for their
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benefits to be approved; and

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WHEREAS, Sue Bustin's duties included running the Joliet
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Township's medical loan closet, always guaranteeing that those
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in need were able to obtain the proper equipment required;
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under her guidance, the medical loan closet expanded
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significantly, and it now provides a wide range of medical
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equipment and supplies; she further represented the township
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at Community Cares Program meetings with the Joliet Fire
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Department and worked with Share Fest to ensure the township's
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micro pantries were fully stocked; and

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WHEREAS, During her tenure, Sue Bustin was noted for
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serving her clients with attentiveness, compassion, and
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empathy, and her selfless efforts were previously recognized
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when she was named one of the 2017 Herald News Everyday Heroes;
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and

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WHEREAS, Sue Bustin has remained active in her community,
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serving as a four-time president of the American Legion Post
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1080 Auxiliary, a past president of both the Will County
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American Legion Auxiliary and the 11th District American
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Legion Auxiliary, a longtime member of the Abraham Lincoln
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National Cemetery Support Committee, a 30-year member of the

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Exchange Club, a five-year member and two-year president of
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the Will County Humane Society Board, and a volunteer for
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Honor Flight Chicago, Operation Care Package, the Special
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Olympics, and various breast cancer causes; she has also
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visited veterans at Hope Manor Joliet and local nursing homes;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize Sue
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Bustin for her service and dedication as medical caseworker of
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the Joliet Township Government Office for 23 and a half years;
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and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to Sue Bustin as an expression of our esteem and
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respect.

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