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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Caseyville Memorial V.F.W. Post No. 1117 and Ladies Auxiliary
5 Caseyville Post 1117 on the 70th anniversary of the Post; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Caseyville Memorial V.F.W. Post 1117 was
7 instituted on September 7, 1938; the Ladies Auxiliary was
8 instituted on December 12, 1938; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The current commander of Caseyville Memorial
10 V.F.W. Post 1117 is David Foree; the current president of the
11 Ladies Auxiliary is Margaret Parsons; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The Caseyville Post gives back to the community by
13 donating to the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts, local hospices,
14 the American Cancer Society, and other organizations; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The mission of the Veterans of Foreign Wars is "to
16 honor the dead by helping the living"; and
 
17     WHEREAS, There are nearly two hundred men and nearly one
18 hundred women represented in Post 1117; therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 congratulate the men and women of Caseyville Memorial V.F.W.
3 Post 1117 on this momentous anniversary; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5 presented to David Foree and Margaret Parsons as symbols of our
6 respect and esteem.