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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize |
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| significant milestones in the lives of the people of this |
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| State; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mrs. Vera Wright |
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| of Chicago is celebrating the 100th anniversary of her birth; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Vera Wright was born August 8, 1904; she migrated |
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| from Lexington, Mississippi, to Chicago in the 1940s; after |
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| securing gainful employment, she was able to send for her nine |
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| children in small numbers until they were all together; she |
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| later settled in the West Chesterfield community, where she has |
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| been a resident for over 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Wright retired in 1968 from Charles Hyman |
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| Sportswear; she also taught sewing and crocheting classes |
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| through the Adult Education Department at Olive Harvey College; |
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| she enjoys crocheting, gardening, and traveling; and
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| WHEREAS, Family is very important to Mrs. Wright, and she |
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| is extremely special to her family; her family considers her |
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| advice timely as well as timeless, and she does not hesitate to |
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| offer her advice, whether solicited or not; she will be honored |
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| at a special celebration on August 7, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Wright is the proud mother of nine children, |
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| four of whom are deceased; the grandmother of 25 grandchildren; |
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| the great-grandmother of 27 great grandchildren; and the |
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| great-great-grandmother of 27 great-great-grandchildren; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |