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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Alice
Green of Okawville | ||||||
| 4 | for being awarded the Devotion to Community Award from
the West | ||||||
| 5 | Washington County Progress Initiative; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Alice Green married Richard Green on January 16, | ||||||
| 7 | 1965; they had three children, Donna,
Duane, and the late | ||||||
| 8 | Sandra, and now have seven grandchildren, Andrew, Justin, | ||||||
| 9 | Chelsea, Thomas, Lucas,
Jordan, and Garret, and one | ||||||
| 10 | great-grandchild, Brantlee; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Alice Green and Rich have devoted much of their | ||||||
| 12 | free time to the
Heritage House Museum Association, which they | ||||||
| 13 | helped found in 1982; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The Heritage House Museum Association has been | ||||||
| 15 | able to purchase and preserve
several different historical | ||||||
| 16 | homes to serve as a sense of pride for the community and as an | ||||||
| 17 | attraction for
tourists; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Alice Green has served numerous terms on the | ||||||
| 19 | Heritage House Museum Board; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Alice Green helped to create the Heritage Days | ||||||
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| 1 | celebration, a two-day event that
generates revenue to operate | ||||||
| 2 | and preserve the historical homes operated by the Heritage | ||||||
| 3 | House
Museum Association; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Alice Green and Rich help to design and construct | ||||||
| 5 | the Heritage House
float for the Okawville Fair and Wheat | ||||||
| 6 | Festival; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Alice Green has helped garner interest among | ||||||
| 8 | Okawville residents in opening their homes for
the Christmas | ||||||
| 9 | House tour which benefits the museum association; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Alice Green has owned and operated her own | ||||||
| 11 | decorating business, Greens
Decorating, in Okawville since | ||||||
| 12 | 1986; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, After years of community service and running her | ||||||
| 14 | own business, Alice Green has
started working part-time to have | ||||||
| 15 | more time at home on her farm and with family; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 17 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 18 | we congratulate and honor Alice
Green for her years of | ||||||
| 19 | community service reflected in her nomination for the
Devotion | ||||||
| 20 | to Community Award; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Alice Green and her family
as an expression of our | ||||||
| 3 | esteem and respect.
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