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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to recognize milestones in the
4 lives of the citizens of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Erma Schanafelt will celebrate her 98th birthday
6 on November 10, 2008; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Erma was married to Keith Schanafelt and had 3
8 children, Ted, Kay, and Dixie; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Erma has been active in Democrat politics in
10 Marion County for over eighty years; she cast her first
11 Democratic vote for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and has
12 been voting Democratic ever since; she served as Chairwoman of
13 the Marion County Democratic Central Committee as well as
14 serving as Precinct Committewoman for several decades; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Each year, she participates in the Little Egypt
16 Festival and the Soldiers and Sailors benefits; she continues
17 to ride on Democratic Party floats in parades, attend political
18 events, and support her party; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 wish Erma Schanafelt a happy 98th birthday; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Erma Schanafelt as an expression of our respect
4 and esteem.