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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 Grace Mae
6 (White) Harrell is celebrating the 100th anniversary of her
7 birth; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mrs. Harrell was born on June 16, 1906, to Louella
9 Mae and Ira Edward White in Haines Township, Marion County; she
10 is the second of 17 children; and
 
11     WHEREAS, She worked in factories all her life, starting at
12 about age 14; she worked in the Sexton garment factory in Salem
13 and later at the dress factory in Salem; she finally went to
14 work in the shoe factory, where she retired at the age of 65;
15 and
 
16     WHEREAS, Grace married Orin (Ted) Harrell, and they lived
17 in Odin their entire married life; Ted died in 1983, and Mrs.
18 Harrell continued to reside in Odin until 2002, when she moved
19 to Great Oaks Boarding Home in Salem; she is a member of the
20 Odin Methodist Church and attended regularly until she went to
21 the boarding home; and
 
22     WHEREAS, In her younger days, Mrs. Harrell loved to sew,
23 quilt, crochet, and do embroidery work and was an excellent
24 cook; she and Ted especially enjoyed attending dances together;
25 and
 
26     WHEREAS, She can recite long poems and has a wonderful
27 sense of humor; when the weather is nice, Mrs. Harrell enjoys
28 walking around outside of the boarding home; she is a
29 thoughtful, considerate person with a good sense of humor and

 

 

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1 has always been a hard worker; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Mrs. Harrell's son, Frederick Cecil Hazlet, the
3 joy of her life, passed away in 2002; and
 
4     WHEREAS, A reception will be held in her honor on Friday,
5 June 16, 2006, at 2 p.m.; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate Grace Mae Harrell on the occasion of her 100th
9 birthday, and we extend to her our sincere best wishes for the
10 future; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to her as an expression of our respect and esteem.