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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to recognize outstanding citizens
4 of the State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that 12 senior
6 citizens dedicated to their community, country, and families,
7 have been selected as this year's Jefferson County Senior
8 Saints and will be honored at a banquet on May 6, 2004; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The recipients have exhibited benevolence,
10 community service, compassion, and commitment to their
11 families, churches, country, and community throughout their
12 lives and have been examples to all who know them; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Senior Saints program started 8 years ago when
14 local philanthropist Carl Lincoln Schweinfurth was honored;
15 since the program's inception, 96 Jefferson County residents
16 have been inducted into the Senior Saints Hall of Fame; photos
17 of the winners are added to the Senior Saints Hall of Fame
18 Wall; and
 
19     WHEREAS, This year's Senior Saints are Gertie Bullock, John
20 Downey, Norman Edson, Joan Goldman, Ken Highsmith, Ida Mae
21 Jackson, Bill Ligon, Mack Piper, Sibyle Prosise, Eloise
22 Turrell, John Turrell, and Nancy Schutte Smith; the number of
23 volunteer hours each recipient can claim are countless;
24 therefore, be it
 
25     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
27 congratulate the recipients of the Jefferson County Senior
28 Saints Award for 2004 and thank them for their humble service
29 to the citizens of the State of Illinois; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to each recipient of the Senior Saint Award for 2004.