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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to recognize Clifton Herford of Chicago
4 who will be celebrating his 105th birthday on May 1, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Herford was born in 1899 in Huntsville,
6 Alabama; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Mr. Herford moved from Alabama to Chicago as a
8 young man and was employed by Benefield Glass Company, where he
9 worked for over 30 years; he was married to the late Eleanor
10 for over 40 years; together, they raised 4 children and one
11 step-son, Ada Ford, James Benson, Leonard Newman, Berniece
12 Herford, and James Benton; he has one sister, Bernice; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Herford has witnessed amazing changes in
14 technology throughout his life; most of all, he remembers being
15 a young boy and "walking down the road often, there were no
16 lights and the only way to see was light from lightening
17 bugs."; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Mr. Herford is an active member of the Park Manor
19 Neighbors Community Organization and a member of Park Manor
20 Christian Church; he retired as the church custodian when he
21 was 97 years of age; also, he is a former member of the African
22 American League of Alabama; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
25 recognize Clifton Herford on the occasion of his 105th birthday
26 and wish him good health and happiness in all of his future
27 endeavors; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to Clifton Herford.