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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Mary Lee Fleming on the
4occasion of her 90th birthday on July 20, 2024; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming was born in Camden, Mississippi on
6July 20, 1934; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming moved to the City of Chicago Heights
8in 1955 and has been a dedicated member of St. James CME Church
9in Chicago Heights since that time; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming has been happy to see her family
11grow to include six children, 15 grandchildren, and one
12great-great-grandchild; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming worked in nursing at St. James
14Hospital in Chicago Heights for over 30 years prior to her
15retirement; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming worked as a foster grandparent for
17Chicago Heights School District 170; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming has worked as an election judge and
19poll worker for several years, and she also enjoys her

 

 

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1hobbies, attending to her flower garden and solving word
2search puzzles; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming has received many church and
4community awards and recognitions; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming received the 2019 Beacon Hill Family
6Reunion Pioneer Award for her outstanding contributions to the
7Beacon Hill community; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming was the invited guest of U.S.
9Congresswoman Jahana Hayes at the White House in January 2023;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming was married to the late K.D. Fleming
12Sr. for 49 years before his passing in 2002; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Mary Fleming still resides in the house that she
14and her late husband purchased 52 years ago in the Beacon Hill
15subdivision of Chicago Heights; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we congratulate Mary Lee Fleming on her 90th birthday and wish
19her many more wonderful years; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Mary Fleming as a symbol of our respect and
3esteem.