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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
offer our sincere congratulations to Frank 
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and Verna Clayton on the occasion of their 50th wedding 
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anniversary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frank and Verna were married on February 4, 1956; 
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they are the proud parents of two children, Valerie Euneman and 
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Barry Clayton, the grandparents of five grandchildren, Jason, 
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Kara, and Kristi Euneman and Alexandra and Matthew Clayton, and 
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the great-grandparents of two great-grandchildren, Julien and 
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Deshawn; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The honorable Verna Clayton served the Illinois 
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General Assembly as a State Representative for three 
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consecutive terms, representing the Buffalo Grove area; prior 
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to being elected to the General Assembly, she served as the 
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Buffalo Grove Village Clerk from 1971 to 1979 and was elected 
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Buffalo Grove Village President, a position she held from 1979 
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to 1991; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Clayton family shared Verna's wisdom, 
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kindness, and love with the General Assembly during her tenure; 
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because of the family's sacrifice, Verna was able to become the 
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Minority Spokesperson for the Elections and State Government 
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Committee, as well as the Vice Chairman of the Executive 
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Committee; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frank served in the United States Navy as a 2nd 
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class petty officer from 1951 to 1954; he received his Bachelor 
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of Science in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma University; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frank worked for Western Electric and Honeywell 
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before joining Torkelson Associates where he became the 
 


 






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Executive Vice President; he also donated his time and energy 
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to the community by serving on the Illinois District 96 School 
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Board from 1971 to 1974 and the Illinois District 125 School 
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Board from 1974 to 1980, where he also served as President from 
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1978-1980, and by serving as Highway Commissioner for Vernon 
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Township from 1996 to 1998; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Even after retiring and moving to Savannah Lakes 
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Village in McCormick, South Carolina, both Frank and Verna 
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remained active in their community working with the Savannah 
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Lakes Property Owners Association, McCormick County Children's 
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Home for at risk children, Thurmond Lake Power Squadron, and 
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Squadron Development; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Claytons have mastered the elements that 
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encompass a healthy relationship; fifty years of marriage have 
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not dimmed their love as they remain committed to one another 
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and their family; therefore, 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 recognize the fifty years of love and happiness and the 
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anniversary that commemorates the marriage of Frank and Verna 
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and we do hereby offer our congratulations to Frank and Verna 
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Clayton on such occasion; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Claytons as an expression of our esteem.