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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Louise "Big Ma" Jenkins on
4the occasion of her 90th birthday on May 20, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Louise Jenkins was born on May 20, 1926 in
6Autaugaville, Alabama, to Ed Tyus and Bythie Steele; she
7married the late James Jenkins in 1943; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Louise Jenkins obtained her education in
9Autaugaville, Alabama before moving with her family to Chicago
10in 1954; and
 
11    WHEREAS, A woman of deep and abiding faith, Louise Jenkins
12has been an active member of Lively Stone Missionary Baptist
13Church for over 50 years, where she served faithfully teaching
14youth and young adults in the choir and Sunday school, and as
15church librarian and historian for many years; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Louise Jenkins is a model citizen who actively
17educates herself on political issues and proudly casts her vote
18in every election; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Louise Jenkins is the mother of 15; the
20grandmother of 41; the great-grandmother of 95; and the

 

 

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1great-great-grandmother of 34; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Louise Jenkins, along with her family and friends,
3will gather to commemorate and celebrate her 90th birthday at
4Alpine Banquets in Darien on May 28, 2016; the festivities will
5conclude with a picnic in Bolingbrook; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8congratulate Louise "Big Ma" Jenkins on the occasion of her
990th birthday and wish her many happy and healthy years to
10come; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Louise Jenkins as a symbol of our esteem and
13respect.