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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It is the distinct privilege of the members of the
3 House of Representatives to recognize milestones in the lives
4 of citizens of the State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Annie May was born on June 20, 1904, to Samuel and
6 Samira Arzona "Zonie" Hackney Wood; she was the oldest of five
7 children, sister to three sisters and one brother; and
 
8     WHEREAS, She graduated in 1923 from Eastern Illinois Normal
9 School, now Eastern Illinois University, and taught in one-room
10 schools throughout the Martinsville area until she married; and
 
11     WHEREAS, May married Ernest M. Nickles in 1933; together
12 they had three children: Marilyn was born in 1934; Carroll was
13 born in 1936 and died in 1949; and Dale was born in 1943; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Mrs. Nickles returned to work after her children
15 were grown, working as a cook in area nursing homes, including
16 Burnsides in Marshall, Heartland in Casey, and Birchwood in
17 Casey; she lived alone until the fall of 2003, when she moved
18 to California to live with her daughter; she still has a home
19 in Martinsville and returns there every summer; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Mrs. Nickles has two surviving grandchildren,
21 Kyle Nickles and Diane Sasada, and two that are deceased; she
22 has five great-grandchildren, Kathrine, Michael, Kyle, and
23 Shayla Nickles, and Ryan Sasada; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we honor May Nickles on reaching the distinguished age of 100
27 years; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to Mrs. Nickles as an expression of our deepest
2 respect and esteem.