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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Mary Barnett on the
4occasion of her 80th birthday; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Barnett was born in Charleston, Mississippi
6on February 7, 1936; she grew up on Chicago's west side and was
7married for 33 years; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Mary Barnett retired from the Management Division
9of Sears Corporate Headquarters in 1990 after 24 years of
10service; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Mary Barnett served as a mentor to 7th grade
12students at Johnson Elementary School and still keeps in touch
13with some of them; she also served as an ombudsman for the
14Department of Aging from 1992 to 1994; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Mary Barnett is an active member of the 15th
16District Police Senior Steering Committee, the South Austin
17Coalition Community Council, and the West Suburban Fitness
18Program; she lobbied with Service Employees International
19Union to bring about justice for several causes; she is also a
20member of Living Word Christian (greeters ministry);
21therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3congratulate Mary Barnett on her 80th birthday and we wish her
4many more wonderful years; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Mary Barnett as an expression of our esteem and
7respect.