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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize
3 significant milestones in the lives of the people of this
4 State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mrs. Berneice
6 Kenny of Arlington is celebrating the 100th anniversary of her
7 birth; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mrs. Kenny was born March 14, 1904, in Arlington,
9 to Mr. and Mrs. John McNally; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mrs. Kenny attended school and later became a
11 school teacher, teaching in a one-room schoolhouse; she has
12 taught for over 70 years; she has retired many times only to
13 find herself back in the classroom for remedial studies or to
14 substitute teach; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Mrs. Kenny attends mass at Holy Trinity Church in
16 Cherry or St. Patrick's Church in Arlington every week; she
17 currently lives by herself on a forty-acre farm, complete with
18 horses, dogs, and outbuildings; she is very active and
19 well-known in her community; she is known as a generous and
20 caring individual that has given of herself to her friends,
21 family, and community for many years; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Mrs. Kenny has seen World War I, World War II, the
23 Great Depression, the Vietnam War, the Cherry Mine Disaster, a
24 man walk on the moon, the tragedy of September 11, 2001, the
25 passing away of two husbands and her son, and the list goes on;
26 therefore, be it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
29 congratulate Mrs. Berneice Kenny on the occasion of her 100th

 

 

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1 birthday, and we extend to Mrs. Kenny our sincere best wishes
2 for the future; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Mrs. Kenny as an expression of our respect and
5 esteem.