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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 celebrate milestones in the |
4 | | lives of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Marilyn Acacio Luz was born on September 3, 1932 |
6 | | in San Francisco, California, to Roque Acacio and Dorothy |
7 | | Tokowitz; she had 7 brothers and sisters, Stephen, Clarence, |
8 | | Jenny, Elaine, Kelly, Jackie, and Siso; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, She left California as an infant and was raised in |
10 | | Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines; she was a little girl during |
11 | | the Japanese invasion of the Philippines; she graduated from |
12 | | Far Eastern University in the Philippines in 1955 with a |
13 | | Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics; she later became |
14 | | a home economics teacher; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Marilyn met Venancio Luna Luz when she was 18 and |
16 | | he was 19; Venancio graduated at the University of the |
17 | | Philippines with an engineering degree; Venancio, whose plan |
18 | | was to attend MIT for his masters in hydroelectric engineering, |
19 | | found his perfect match with a former beauty queen; Marilyn and |
20 | | Venancio were married on December 3, 1956; Marilyn's marriage |
21 | | to Venancio was a happy one; the 2 were each other's best |
22 | | friend; after his passing, she left the Philippines and moved |