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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois wish to congratulate Catherine Fuller, an |
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| esteemed resident of Flat Rock, on the occasion of the |
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| celebration of her 100th birthday on January 21, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in 1905, the daughter of Richard and |
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| Kitty Farris; she had three sisters, two brothers, a |
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| step-sister, and three step-brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Isaac "Zeke" Fuller and they had three |
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| children, Milford, Sharon Pritchard, and Doris Decker; she has |
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| four grandchildren, Lance and Todd Decker, Lynnette Knoblett, |
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| and Chad Pritchard, and six great-grandchildren, Bridget |
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| Brady, Alex and Madison Decker, and Autumn and Chase Knoblett; |
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| her husband and her son, Milford, are deceased; and
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| WHEREAS, Before she went to live with her daughter, |
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| Catherine spent her entire life in Crawford or Lawrence County |
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| on a farm; she always milked a lot of cows, raised hogs, had a |
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| lot of chickens, and spent a lot of days working in the fields; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, She was known for her baked pies; one year, she |
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| made over 200 pies and most were given away; in her spare time, |
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| Catherine liked to crochet, piece quilts, and quilt; at the age |
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| of 96, she could still do her own tatting and made yards of it; |
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| at the age of 100, Catherine attributes her long life to hard |
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| work, good clean country air, and faith in the Lord; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to |
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| Catherine Fuller on the occasion of her 100th birthday; that we |