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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois offer our sincere congratulations to Frank
4 and Verna Clayton on the occasion of their 50th wedding
5 anniversary; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Frank and Verna were married on February 4, 1956;
7 they are the proud parents of two children, Valerie Euneman and
8 Barry Clayton, the grandparents of five grandchildren, Jason,
9 Kara, and Kristi Euneman and Alexandra and Matthew Clayton, and
10 the great-grandparents of two great-grandchildren, Julien and
11 Deshawn; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The honorable Verna Clayton served the Illinois
13 General Assembly as a State Representative for three
14 consecutive terms, representing the Buffalo Grove area; prior
15 to being elected to the General Assembly, she served as the
16 Buffalo Grove Village Clerk from 1971 to 1979 and was elected
17 Buffalo Grove Village President, a position she held from 1979
18 to 1991; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The Clayton family shared Verna's wisdom,
20 kindness, and love with the General Assembly during her tenure;
21 because of the family's sacrifice, Verna was able to become the
22 Minority Spokesperson for the Elections and State Government
23 Committee, as well as the Vice Chairman of the Executive
24 Committee; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Frank served in the United States Navy as a 2nd
26 class petty officer from 1951 to 1954; he received his Bachelor
27 of Science in Electrical Engineering from Oklahoma University;
28 and
 
29     WHEREAS, Frank worked for Western Electric and Honeywell
30 before joining Torkelson Associates where he became the

 

 

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1 Executive Vice President; he also donated his time and energy
2 to the community by serving on the Illinois District 96 School
3 Board from 1971 to 1974 and the Illinois District 125 School
4 Board from 1974 to 1980, where he also served as President from
5 1978-1980, and by serving as Highway Commissioner for Vernon
6 Township from 1996 to 1998; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Even after retiring and moving to Savannah Lakes
8 Village in McCormick, South Carolina, both Frank and Verna
9 remained active in their community working with the Savannah
10 Lakes Property Owners Association, McCormick County Children's
11 Home for at risk children, Thurmond Lake Power Squadron, and
12 Squadron Development; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Claytons have mastered the elements that
14 encompass a healthy relationship; fifty years of marriage have
15 not dimmed their love as they remain committed to one another
16 and their family; therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 we recognize the fifty years of love and happiness and the
20 anniversary that commemorates the marriage of Frank and Verna
21 and we do hereby offer our congratulations to Frank and Verna
22 Clayton on such occasion; and be it further
 
23     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
24 presented to the Claytons as an expression of our esteem.