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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
4Marguerite Ann "Marge" (Phillips) Britton of Chicago, who
5passed away on April 8, 2022; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Marge Britton was born in Chicago on July 7,
71937; she lived in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago her
8entire life; she attended St. Gregory the Great High School
9and graduated from Mundelein College in 1959, where she
10founded the debate team and worked on the Skyscraper student
11newspaper; she married Harold F. "Hal" Britton on September
1223, 1961; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Marge Britton worked for the Lerner Newspaper and
14then the Skokie News, where she served as the feature editor;
15she also worked in public relations for the Chicago Realtors
16Association; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Marge Britton was a lifelong Democrat; she worked
18and volunteered for a number of political candidates in
19Chicago and across Illinois; she worked for the City of
20Chicago and for multiple elected officials, including
21Alderwoman Marion Volini as her chief of staff and for
22Alderwoman Mary Ann Smith; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Marge Britton founded the Lakewood Balmoral
2Residents' Council (LRBC) in 1969, where she served as
3president from 1970 to 1972; she then served as a community
4organizer, helping others create their own neighborhood
5groups; she was vice-president of the Edgewater Community
6Council from 1974 to 1985 and was a member of the Publicity
7Club of Chicago; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Marge Britton was affectionately known as
9"Mother" and "Nana" to her family; she was also known as "Mom
10Britton", serving as an honorary mother to hundreds of
11Edgewater children; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Marge Britton was the beloved wife of 53 years of
13the late Harold F. Britton; the loving mother of Cynthia
14(Scott) Tomeczko Britton, Marjorie (Chris) Karabas, Christine
15(Michael) Valadez, John (Elena Chugai) Britton, James (Tanya),
16and the late Joseph Britton; the cherished grandmother of
17Angelina, Molly, Luke, Chloe, Phoebe, Elliott, Cameron,
18Patrick, Sean, and Polina; and the dear sister of the late Hope
19Phillips; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
21HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22we mourn the passing of Marguerite Ann "Marge" (Phillips)

 

 

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1Britton and extend our sincere condolences to her family,
2friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of Marge Britton as an expression of
5our deepest sympathy.