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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Mary Licata on 50 |
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| years of service as a member of St. Peter's Church in Chicago; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Licata was born in Calumet City and baptized |
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| at St. Victor Church; her parents, Michele and Calogera, |
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| returned to Italy for a few years, then returned to Chicago; |
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| she attended St. Michael Central High School for girls and went |
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| to work immediately as a secretary, furthering her education in |
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| night school; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1972, she attained the Certified Professional |
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| Secretary rating and is still an active member of the Chicago |
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| Lake Shore Chapter of the International Association of |
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| Administrative Professionals; she taught accounting and |
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| business math for several years to those studying for the CPS |
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| exam; and
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| WHEREAS, Her life as a Secular Franciscan began at the old |
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| St. Peters Church on Polk Street, where she made profession in |
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| 1950; she is still very involved with the St. Francis/St. Louis |
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| Fraternity at St. Peter's in the Loop; and
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| WHEREAS, She moved to the new St. Peter's Church on Madison |
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| Street in January, 1956, through the encouragement of its |
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| founding pastor, Fr. Terence Thomas, where she has served |
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| faithfully ever since with her secretarial skills and in many |
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| capacities; today, she is still a member of the staff of St. |
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| Peter's Church as Secretary of the Pastor, Fr. William Spencer; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, She has been a long-time member of St. Gregory |
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| Parish on the north side and is quite active there as Minister |