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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Stella Ruth
4 Pettiford on the occasion of her 90th birthday on April 10,
5 2008; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Stella Ruth Pettiford was born on April 10, 1918
7 and grew up in Springfield; she later moved to Marion, Indiana,
8 where she married Theodore Pettiford in 1942; he passed away in
9 1991; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Stella Ruth Pettiford lived in Detroit, Michigan,
11 where she worked as a beautician, as an employee of the
12 Department of Internal Revenue Service, and as an employee of
13 the Michigan Employment Security Commission, retiring after 27
14 ½ years of dedicated service; she returned to Springfield in
15 1997; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Stella Ruth Pettiford attended Lewis Business
17 College; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Stella Ruth Pettiford is a member of the Second
19 Timothy Baptist Church and sings with the Second Timothy
20 Baptist Church Mass Choir, the Gloria Harris Ensemble, and the
21 Women's Choir; she is a member of the Mother's Board and serves

 

 

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1 as the President of the Frances F. McCoy Missionary Circle; she
2 is also a member of the Voices of Love, Joy and Peace, and the
3 East Side Senior Citizen's Group; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate Stella Ruth Pettiford on the occasion of her 90th
7 birthday and wish her continued happiness and good health in
8 the future; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Stella Ruth Pettiford as a symbol of our esteem
11 and respect.