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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is the distinct privilege of the members of the |
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| House of Representatives to recognize milestones in the lives |
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| of citizens of the State; and
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| WHEREAS, Annie May was born on June 20, 1904, to Samuel and |
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| Samira Arzona "Zonie" Hackney Wood; she was the oldest of five |
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| children, sister to three sisters and one brother; and
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| WHEREAS, She graduated in 1923 from Eastern Illinois Normal |
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| School, now Eastern Illinois University, and taught in one-room |
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| schools throughout the Martinsville area until she married; and
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| WHEREAS, May married Ernest M. Nickles in 1933; together |
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| they had three children: Marilyn was born in 1934; Carroll was |
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| born in 1936 and died in 1949; and Dale was born in 1943; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Nickles returned to work after her children |
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| were grown, working as a cook in area nursing homes, including |
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| Burnsides in Marshall, Heartland in Casey, and Birchwood in |
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| Casey; she lived alone until the fall of 2003, when she moved |
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| to California to live with her daughter; she still has a home |
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| in Martinsville and returns there every summer; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Nickles has two surviving grandchildren, |
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| Kyle Nickles and Diane Sasada, and two that are deceased; she |
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| has five great-grandchildren, Kathrine, Michael, Kyle, and |
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| Shayla Nickles, and Ryan Sasada; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we honor May Nickles on reaching the distinguished age of 100 |
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| years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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