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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the State of Illinois has
3 a long history of caring for the welfare of children, those who
4 have no one to care for them; and
 
5     WHEREAS, In 1863, the General Assembly incorporated the
6 Springfield Home for the Friendless to aid orphan children and
7 widows left homeless by the Civil War; and
 
8     WHEREAS, There were 52 children that died in January of
9 1865 and are buried together at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Block 4, at
10 an inadequately mark burial site; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The Home for the Friendless Renovation Project is
12 working to erect a limestone wall depicting the names of the
13 children as an appropriate memorial; and
 
14     WHEREAS, A reception to raise funds for the completion of
15 the project will be held at the Pasfield House in Springfield,
16 the former residence of George Pasfield Jr.; Mr. Pasfield
17 served as the Home's Vice President and was part of a family
18 tradition that dated back to his grandfather, who was listed in
19 the original Illinois legislation adopted on February 12, 1863,
20 which created the Home for the Friendless; George Pasfield's
21 father, Dr. Pasfield, also served the Home in various Vice
22 President positions and for over 10 years as President, and his
23 wife served as a senior member of the Lady Board of Managers;
24 and
 
25     WHEREAS, Today, the successor of the Home for the
26 Friendless, the Family Service Center of Sangamon County,
27 continues to serve the community in related ways and was
28 recognized with an Illinois State Historical Society
29 Centennial Award in 2001 and by the City of Springfield for
30 continuously serving the community in its current role;

 

 

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1 therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 the Oak Ridge Cemetery Home for the Friendless Project and its
5 officers, Luann Johnson, and the other Oak Ridge Cemetery Board
6 Members be recognized for their dedication and service; and be
7 it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the Oak Ridge Cemetery Board of Directors and Mr.
10 Tony Leone, the reception host at the upcoming fundraiser at
11 the Pasfield House on May 25, 2005, as an expression of our
12 esteem.