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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dorothy Jean Gizynski on
4the occasion of her 100th birthday on March 19, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dorothy Gizynski was born on the Knollslea Farm in
6Antioch to Paul Messiter and Jean Mae Rosa Ferris on March 19,
71916; she had an older brother and two younger sisters; she
8graduated from Emmons Grade School and Antioch Township High
9School; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dorothy Gizynski worked with her father on the
11farm from an early age; she also worked in the family business,
12Lake Marie Camp; after High School, she worked at a variety of
13jobs in Antioch - as a store clerk at a department store, in a
14general store behind the counter, and at a meat packing plant;
15in the summers she worked at Lake Marie Camp; and
 
16    WHEREAS, In 1951, Dorothy Gizynski became one of the first
17Tupperware sales people to hold home parties, becoming very
18successful due to her personality and hard work; she was a very
19good bowler and was on several competitive leagues; she
20traveled by bus on a tour of the western states; she enjoyed
21spending time with her nieces and nephews, and as her parents
22grew older, she drove them to Florida each year and then came

 

 

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1back to the farm to tend animals and gather and sell eggs; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Dorothy Gizynski married Raymond Gizynski in
31956; she met him at the campground, and after they married,
4they moved to Melrose Park; on weekends, they continued to
5travel to Antioch in the summer months to help her parents; she
6ran the campground until the mid 1980s; during her time running
7the business, she held several charitable events to raise money
8for Cerebral Palsy, using her skills as a "Tupperware Lady";
9she was very kind to friends and relatives who were sick and
10served as a driver for many people; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dorothy Gizynski was active at Triton College in
12Melrose Park in the late 1980s though 2005; she volunteered in
13the flower shop and her flowers brought joy to many people; she
14then worked as the assistant to the Vice-President of Human
15Resources; she retired at the age of 88; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Dorothy Gizynski was active in the Eastern Star
17and became Worthy Matron in the 1980s; she continued to
18participate in the Eastern Star even after she moved to Girard
19in 2005; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Dorothy Gizynski moved to Pleasant Hill Village in
21December of 2005, where she volunteers and helps others, which
22has always been an important part of her life; therefore, 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 Dorothy Jean Gizynski on her 100th birthday and we
4wish her many more wonderful years; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Dorothy Jean Gizynski as an expression of our
7esteem and respect.