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SR0351 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Lois Preston on receiving her master's degree in | ||||||
| 4 | computer science at the age of 87; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Lois Preston retired after serving as a caring | ||||||
| 6 | nurse for 30 years; she worked at Cuneo Hospital, Columbus | ||||||
| 7 | Hospital, and Mother Cabrini Hospital, before ultimately | ||||||
| 8 | retiring from St. Joseph's Hospital; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Lois Preston, after retirement, worked for seven | ||||||
| 10 | years at Green Grove Missionary Baptist Church; she then went | ||||||
| 11 | back to school and earned her associate's degree at | ||||||
| 12 | Kennedy-King College, her bachelor's degree in computer | ||||||
| 13 | science from Governors State University, and her master's | ||||||
| 14 | degree in computer science, also from Governors State | ||||||
| 15 | University; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Lois Preston is the oldest person to graduate | ||||||
| 17 | from Governors State University and said that she pursued her | ||||||
| 18 | education to be a role model for younger generations; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Lois Preston is the true meaning of resilience; | ||||||
| 20 | therefore, be it | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Lois | ||||||
| 3 | Preston on receiving her master's degree in computer science | ||||||
| 4 | at the age of 87; and be it further | ||||||
| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to Lois Preston as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 7 | esteem. | ||||||