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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lula Survel | ||||||
| 4 | Mitchom on the occasion of her 100th birthday on October 14, | ||||||
| 5 | 2011; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Lula Mitchom was born on October 14, 1911, in | ||||||
| 7 | Darling, Mississippi; her parents were Willie Andrew Lee and | ||||||
| 8 | Sarah (Wright) Lee; she was raised by her father and | ||||||
| 9 | grandmother, Fannie Lee, in Darling; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Lula Mitchom and her family moved to Sikeston, | ||||||
| 11 | Missouri in the late 1920's; while living in Sikeston, she met | ||||||
| 12 | George Albert Mitchom, Sr.; she married George at age 17 on | ||||||
| 13 | February 24, 1929; they remained married for 67 years until his | ||||||
| 14 | death in 1997; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Lula Mitchom and her husband moved to a number of | ||||||
| 16 | cities because of George's work in highway construction; the | ||||||
| 17 | couple lived in Mt. Vernon, Rolla, Missouri, Dixie Springs, and | ||||||
| 18 | St. Louis, Missouri, before finally settling in Bridgeton, | ||||||
| 19 | Missouri; over the course of 20 years, they had 13 children; | ||||||
| 20 | George and his sons eventually built a home in Centreville, and | ||||||
| 21 | the family moved into the home in August of 1950; they have | ||||||
| 22 | remained in the State of Illinois ever since; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Lula Mitchom was employed as a private housekeeper | ||||||
| 2 | for several families for nearly 40 years; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Lula Mitchom loved to sew and made many dresses | ||||||
| 4 | for her daughters; she was also an excellent cook who was known | ||||||
| 5 | for her delicious cakes and pies; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Lula Mitchom is a faithful woman of God; she | ||||||
| 7 | joined Calvary Missionary Baptist Church soon after moving to | ||||||
| 8 | Centreville; she served as a Sunday school teacher for over 40 | ||||||
| 9 | years and was a member of the Mother's Board and a Past | ||||||
| 10 | President of the Missionary Board; her husband was a Baptist | ||||||
| 11 | minister and they taught their children strong spiritual | ||||||
| 12 | beliefs and values; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Lula Mitchom is the matriarch of six generations; | ||||||
| 14 | along with her 13 children, she has 48 grandchildren, 119 | ||||||
| 15 | great-grandchildren, and 58 great-great grandchildren; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Lula Mitchom is known by her family, friends, and | ||||||
| 17 | everyone she meets as a sweet, loving, and humble person whose | ||||||
| 18 | dedication to her family and the Lord is unmatched; therefore, | ||||||
| 19 | be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
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| 1 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we congratulate Lula Survel Mitchom on the occasion of her | ||||||
| 3 | 100th birthday and wish her many happy and healthy years to | ||||||
| 4 | come; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to Lula Mitchom as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 7 | respect.
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