Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HJ00058 Compare Versions

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1	1	General Assembly House Joint Resolution No. 58
2	2	January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3486
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4	4	Referred to Committee on No Committee
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6	6	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist. REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist. REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist. SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist. SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
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8	8	General Assembly
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10	10	House Joint
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12	12	Resolution No. 58
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14	14	January Session, 2017
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16	16	LCO No. 3486
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20	20	Referred to Committee on No Committee
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22	22	Introduced by:
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24	24	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist.
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26	26	REP. RITTER M., 1st Dist.
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28	28	REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
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30	30	SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
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32	32	SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
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34	34	SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
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36	36	SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.
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38	38	RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SYMPATHY ON THE DEATH OF REPRESENTATIVE BETTY BOUKUS.
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40	40	Resolved by this Assembly:
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42	42	WHEREAS, on Friday, December 2, 2016, the State of Connecticut lost an admired and dedicated State Representative with the passing of Representative Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Castiola) Boukus, at the age of seventy-three; and
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44	44	WHEREAS, she represented the 22nd House district with distinction for nearly twenty-two years until the date of her passing; and
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46	46	WHEREAS, she was born on April 16, 1943, in New Britain, Connecticut, daughter of the late Salvatore and Helen (McCooey) Castiola; and
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48	48	WHEREAS, she attended Plainville High School, Mount St. Mary College, Central Connecticut State University and the University of Hartford; and
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50	50	WHEREAS, she was a teacher at the Wheeler and Toffolon elementary schools, until she left teaching to raise her children; and
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52	52	WHEREAS, she also had a career in real estate and insurance; and
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54	54	WHEREAS, she was a member of the Plainville Town Council from 1989 to 1994 and was chairperson of the council from 1993 to 1994; and
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56	56	WHEREAS, she was first elected to serve in the 1995 to 1996 term, representing the city of Bristol and the town of Plainville where she lived, and later representing the city of New Britain and the town of Plainville; and
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58	58	WHEREAS, she served for eleven terms as a State Representative, and served as co-chairperson of the Bonding Subcommittee, member and vice-chairperson of the Select Committee on Aging and the Public Safety and Security Committee, member of the Appropriations, Banks, Commerce, Executive and Legislative Nominations, Finance, Revenue and Bonding, General Law, Judiciary, Transportation and Internship Committees and member of the Select Committees on Children, Veterans' Affairs and Workforce Development; and
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60	60	WHEREAS, she also served as Assistant Majority Leader, Deputy Majority Whip and Deputy Majority Caucus Chair in the Connecticut House of Representatives; and
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62	62	WHEREAS, she served as chairperson of the Prudence Crandall Statue Committee and worked to commission a statue in the State Capitol to honor Prudence Crandall, the state heroine, at the request of students from the fourth grade class of 2000 at Ellen P. Hubbard School in Bristol; and
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64	64	WHEREAS, she attended and spoke at meetings of the State Bond Commission as an invited co-chairperson of the Bonding Subcommittee; and
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66	66	WHEREAS, she worked tirelessly every December as an organizer of a Secret Santa program that collected gifts and supplies for residents of the Veterans' Home and Hospital in Rocky Hill; and
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68	68	WHEREAS, she is survived by her beloved husband of fifty years, Gary Boukus, Sr., and her son, Gary Boukus, Jr., her daughter, Helen Santini and husband Jason, her four grandchildren, Zachary and Alexander Santini and Logan and Maddison Boukus, her brother, Steven Castiola, and her sister, Teresa Czak.
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70	70	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Connecticut General Assembly expresses its sincere sympathy and heartfelt condolences on the passing of one of its honorable members, Betty Boukus, whose death is a profound loss to the House of Representatives, her family and friends, the residents of New Britain and Plainville and the entire State of Connecticut; and
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72	72	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate cause a copy of this resolution to be sent to the family of Betty Boukus, as an expression of the high esteem and affection in which she is held.