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| 2 | | - | 2025 |
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| 4 | | - | VT LEG #382794 v.1 |
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| 5 | | - | No. R-113. House concurrent resolution congratulating Kathleen Lynch of |
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| 6 | | - | Burlington on being named as the 2025 Vermont Mother of the Year. |
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| 7 | | - | (H.C.R.93) |
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| 8 | | - | Offered by Representatives Branagan of Georgia, Hooper of Burlington, and Ode of |
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| 9 | | - | Burlington |
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| 10 | | - | Whereas, Kathleen Lynch was born to Fred and Kathleen Connor in Worcester, |
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| 11 | | - | Massachusetts, and faith and family were central in the Connor family, and |
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| 12 | | - | Whereas, after graduating from the Saint Vincent Hospital School of Nursing, she |
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| 13 | | - | devoted an astounding 47 years to surgical nursing, primarily at the hospital now known |
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| 14 | | - | as the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMC), and |
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| 15 | | - | Whereas, she married now-retired UVMC anesthesiologist Dr. Terrance Lynch, and |
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| 16 | | - | they are the proud parents of seven children and have two grandchildren, and |
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| 17 | | - | Whereas, in 2010, her family assisted in the early Champlain Valley Down Syndrome |
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| 18 | | - | Group’s activities, and the Lynch family continues to support the Buddy Walk in |
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| 19 | | - | Burlington, and |
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| 20 | | - | Whereas, since 1935, American Mothers, Inc. has annually, with the participation of |
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| 21 | | - | local members, designated a Mother of the Year for every state, the District of Columbia, |
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| 22 | | - | and Puerto Rico, and from the 2025 selections, a National Mother of the Year will be |
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| 23 | | - | chosen at a convention to be held this year in Puerto Rico, and |
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| 24 | | - | Whereas, a Mother of the Year has demonstrated a strong commitment to the role of |
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| 25 | | - | motherhood and serving her community, and |
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| 26 | | - | Whereas, Kathleen Lynch has been deservedly honored as the 2025 Vermont Mother |
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| 27 | | - | of the Year, now therefore be it |
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| 1 | + | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | + | HouseofRepresentatives |
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| 3 | + | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | + | ConcurrentHouseResolution |
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| 5 | + | H.C.R.93 |
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| 6 | + | OfferedbyRepresentativesBranaganofGeorgia,HooperofBurlington,andOdeofBurlington |
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| 7 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutioncongratulatingKathleenLynchofBurlingtononbeingnamedasthe |
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| 8 | + | 2025VermontMotheroftheYear |
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| 9 | + | Whereas,KathleenLynchwasborntoFredandKathleenConnorinWorcester,Massachusetts,and |
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| 10 | + | faithandfamilywerecentralintheConnorfamily, and |
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| 11 | + | Whereas,aftergraduatingfromtheSaintVincentHospitalSchoolofNursing,shedevotedan |
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| 12 | + | astounding47yearstosurgicalnursing,primarilyatthehospitalnowknownastheUniversityof |
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| 13 | + | VermontMedicalCenter(UVMC), and |
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| 14 | + | Whereas,shemarriednow-retiredUVMCanesthesiologistDr.TerranceLynch,andtheyarethe |
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| 15 | + | proudparentsofsevenchildrenandhavetwograndchildren, and |
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| 16 | + | Whereas,in2010,herfamilyassistedintheearlyChamplainValleyDownSyndromeGroup’s |
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| 17 | + | activities,andtheLynchfamilycontinuestosupporttheBuddyWalkinBurlington, and |
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| 18 | + | Whereas,since1935,AmericanMothers,Inc.hasannually,withtheparticipationoflocalmembers, |
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| 19 | + | designatedaMotheroftheYearforeverystate,theDistrictofColumbia,andPuertoRico,andfromthe |
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| 20 | + | 2025selections,aNationalMotheroftheYearwillbechosenataconventiontobeheldthisyearin |
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| 21 | + | PuertoRico, and |
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| 22 | + | Whereas,aMotheroftheYearhasdemonstratedastrongcommitmenttotheroleofmotherhoodand |
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| 23 | + | servinghercommunity, and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,KathleenLynchhasbeendeservedlyhonoredasthe2025VermontMotheroftheYear,now |
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| 25 | + | therefore be it |
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