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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois recently learned of the death of Ann Bailey
4 Prichard of Glen Ellyn on Monday, January 9, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mrs. Prichard was born on August 28, 1900, in Glen
6 Ellyn to Eugene Bailey and Inastelle Gauch; she had one brother
7 and four stepbrothers and sisters; and
 
8     WHEREAS, She left school early in order to selflessly care
9 for her father and brothers and sisters when her mother passed
10 away; she did this throughout her schooling years while still
11 finding time to learn music; she was an accomplished pianist by
12 the age of 14; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Upon graduating from Glenbard High School in 1918,
14 she went to work for the Glen Ellyn Post Office, where she
15 aspired to break the gender barrier and become a female railway
16 clerk; here she met her future husband, Harold Prichard; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Mrs. Prichard was a lifelong resident and the
18 longest living person of Glen Ellyn at the time of her passing;
19 she was born and lived at 567 Park Boulevard in her grandmother
20 Gauch's home; three years later, she moved to 636 Park
21 Boulevard into a house that her father built; and
 
22     WHEREAS, In 1923, she moved to 546 Forest Ave. with her
23 husband, Harold Prichard, where she lived until 1978; together,
24 they had five children, Merrill, Harold, Marjorie, Marylyn, and
25 Donald, and her family always came first; she raised the
26 children with the help of her aunt after her dear husband
27 passed away in 1941; her life was her family, and she would
28 bake and sell pies in order to earn money to pay for their
29 dance and piano lessons; she also ensured that higher education
30 was readily available to her children, and each of them

 

 

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1 graduated from the University of Illinois or Northern Illinois
2 University with degrees; and
 
3     WHEREAS, She worked as an office manager for the Milton
4 Township Assessors Office, retiring after 43 years of service;
5 she was a longtime member of First Congregational Church of
6 Glen Ellyn, where she remained active until 2003; her
7 participation only ceased because she moved; she had a passion
8 for reading romance novels and traveled extensively throughout
9 the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean; and
 
10     WHEREAS, In 1978, she moved to a condominium at 445 Park
11 Boulevard, where she lived until she was 102 years old; she
12 then moved to Sunset Assisted Living Center, where she will
13 always be remembered for her sense of humor; she was an avid
14 Cubs fan and never missed a televised game; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Mrs. Prichard and her friends, Mildred Patch
16 Mulligan and Helen Clippinger were the subject of a documentary
17 to be produced by actress Julia Roberts; the Many Marys and
18 Marthas group, or M.M.M.s, dated back to 1917 and once helped
19 to build a tennis court; the documentary, titled "Old Friends",
20 was to be co-produced and narrated by Ms. Roberts; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Throughout her long life, Ann Bailey Prichard
22 touched many hearts, especially her children, Merrill E.
23 (Bonnie) Prichard, Harold C. Jr. (Suzanne) Prichard, Marjorie
24 P. Cole, Marylyn P. Conrad, and Donald E. (Diane) Prichard; her
25 grandchildren, Lynn Prichard Goedde, James Francis Conrad,
26 David Andrew Prichard, Gary Owen Prichard, Mark Allen Prichard,
27 Jeffrey Lee Conrad, Karen Conrad Koestner, Gordon Howard Cole,
28 Ann Prichard Considine, Sue Prichard Hodges, Lee Merrill
29 Prichard, Barbara Cole Mashburn, Jay Bailey Prichard, and Brian
30 Canfield Prichard; her great-grandchildren, Christopher Lee
31 Conrad, David James Conrad, Nancy Elizabeth Hodges Strother,
32 Bradley Gordon Cole, Kenneth John Cole, Mackenzie Noelle

 

 

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1 Prichard, Amy Elizabeth Mashburn, Wesley Merrill Hodges,
2 Jonathan Logan Conrad, Sarah Rebecca Mashburn, Kari Ann Conrad
3 Moses, Caroline Anne Prichard, Bailey Grace Prichard, Nicholas
4 John Goedde, Lauren Bailey Goedde, Kellie Ann Conrad, Maire
5 Catherine Elizabeth Considine, Hannah Katherine Goedde,
6 Colleen Ann Considine, Bryan James Koestner, Kyle David
7 Koestner, Cameron Daniel Considine, Kevin Patrick Goedde,
8 Scott Ryan Prichard, James Oliver Hodges, VI, and Claire Elise
9 Prichard; and her nephew, Arthur Bailey; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 we celebrate the life of Ann Prichard of Glen Ellyn, who passed
13 away at the age of 105, and we extend our deepest sympathy to
14 her family and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to her family as an expression of our condolences.