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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 Charlotte M. (Ryan) Ten | ||||||
| 4 | Bruin on the occasion of her 100th birthday on October 24, | ||||||
| 5 | 1920; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin was born on October 24, 1920, | ||||||
| 7 | the fourth of eight children in her family; she was always | ||||||
| 8 | active and determined from a very young age; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin attended St. Philomena High | ||||||
| 10 | School; in her mid-teens, while both a student and helping to | ||||||
| 11 | care for her younger siblings, she got a job at a bakery to | ||||||
| 12 | assist with the family's expenses; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin married Ralph Ten Bruin on May | ||||||
| 14 | 24, 1941; they were married for 21 years, and he preceded her | ||||||
| 15 | in death in 1962, due to an automobile accident; they had two | ||||||
| 16 | children together, Wayne and Dean; Wayne, born in 1946, is now | ||||||
| 17 | 74 years old; Dean, born in 1948, is now 72 years old; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin worked at Echo Products during | ||||||
| 19 | World War II, where she helped to manufacture munitions for the | ||||||
| 20 | war effort; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin subsequently held many roles; | ||||||
| 2 | she managed apartment buildings; she ran a bed and breakfast in | ||||||
| 3 | Colorado; after returning to the Midwest, she worked in | ||||||
| 4 | manufacturing and as a nursing assistant in a nursing home; she | ||||||
| 5 | held numerous retail positions; lastly, she worked as a child | ||||||
| 6 | caregiver in Belvidere; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin lived a full, independent life | ||||||
| 8 | in her Belvidere home, where she tended her flowers, cut the | ||||||
| 9 | grass, and took care of herself and her home until a fall | ||||||
| 10 | caused her to lose those abilities last year; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin moved into a nursing home in | ||||||
| 12 | Belvidere on September 4, 2019; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin has always been dedicated to | ||||||
| 14 | her family and friends and has always worked hard to lead a | ||||||
| 15 | successful life; she remains a loving and determined woman to | ||||||
| 16 | this day; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Charlotte Ten Bruin's children and grandchildren | ||||||
| 18 | planned to hold a party to celebrate her 100 years on October | ||||||
| 19 | 24, 2020, which did not happen due to the COVID-19 pandemic; | ||||||
| 20 | instead, her family held a through-the-window celebration, | ||||||
| 21 | which made her happy; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we congratulate Charlotte M. Ten Bruin on the occasion of her | ||||||
| 4 | 100th birthday, and we wish her many happy and healthy years to | ||||||
| 5 | come; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Charlotte Ten Bruin as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
| 8 | and respect.
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