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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Ronald and Doris Jordan on 
4the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary on January 18, 
52019; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Ronald Jordan met Doris Reed at Crane Junior 
7College, now Malcolm X College, in February 1967; they had 
8their first date, lunch at Walgreen's Cafe before Ronald's 
9first day of work at the United States Postal Service, on March 
1025, 1967; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Ronald Jordan and Doris Reed were married at St. 
12Francis Cabrini Church on the West Side of Chicago on January 
1318, 1969; after their wedding, they continued to attend 
14college; Ronald earned a bachelor of arts degree from Chicago 
15State University; Doris earned both a bachelor of arts and a 
16master's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Ronald and Doris Jordan welcomed their first 
18child, Angela, in 1971; their second child, Veronica, was born 
19in 1976; they purchased a house in Beverly in 1976, where they 
20still live, and then joined Christ the King Catholic Church; 
21and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Ronald Jordan worked for the United States Postal 
2Service for 26 years; he retired as a supervisor in 2003; Doris 
3Jordan worked for the Chicago Board of Education for 40 years 
4and retired as a principal in 2013; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, In addition to their two daughters and a 
6son-in-law, Ronald and Doris Jordan have five grandchildren; 
7therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
9HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
10congratulate Ronald and Doris Jordan on the occasion of their 
1150th wedding anniversary, and we wish them many more happy 
12years; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to Ronald and Doris Jordan as an expression of our 
15esteem and respect.