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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize
3 significant milestones in the lives of the people of this
4 State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Stella Marie
6 (Leffler) Boswell of Mt. Vernon recently celebrated the 102nd
7 anniversary of her birth; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Stella Marie Leffler was born on August 29, 1904,
9 in Mt. Vernon, the fifth of nine children; and
 
10     WHEREAS, She attended Edison and Horace Mann schools in Mt.
11 Vernon; and
 
12     WHEREAS, She married Seamon O. Boswell in a double wedding
13 with her brother marrying Seamon's sister in 1922; they adopted
14 one son, Richard, and gave birth to another son, Fred "Alvin"
15 Boswell, in 1930; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The Boswells moved several times, living in such
17 places as Chicago and Hammond, Indiana, before returning to Mt.
18 Vernon; they owned a shoe shop and later a restaurant, both in
19 Wayne City; they were married for 53 years, when Mr. Boswell
20 passed away in 1975; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Mrs. Boswell enjoys needlework, embroidery,
22 gardening, and canning vegetables; her favorite food is pizza
23 from Pizza Hut; she is of the Methodist faith; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, we
26 congratulate Stella Marie (Leffler) Boswell on the occasion of
27 her 102nd birthday, and we extend to her our sincere best
28 wishes for the future; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Mrs. Boswell as an expression of our respect and
3 esteem.