HR0783 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Edna Wolfe has retired from her position as Edwardsville Township Assessor; and

WHEREAS, Edna Marie (Sedlacek) Wolfe was born on a farm in Madison County on December 31, 1921; she attended schools in the Edwardsville School District and is a lifelong resident of Madison County; she married Roy D. Wolfe on October 15, 1941; she has three children, Sue Ricker, Alan Wolfe, and Jana Wolfe; one grandchild, Courtney Black; and one great-grandchild, Paige Black; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Wolfe has served as a greeter for the Edwardsville Welcome Wagon, as a Precinct Committee Woman, and as a realtor for Brown Realty; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Wolfe was elected to be township assessor in 1981 and came into office on January 1, 1982; her term expired on December 31, 2005; and

WHEREAS, She is a certified Illinois Assessing Officer and is a member of Township Officials of Illinois, the International Association of Assessing Officials, the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce, the Edwardsville YMCA, the Edwardsville Rotary Club, the Edwardsville Ladies Auxiliary VFW (past president), and St. John's United Methodist Church, where she is coordinator for Sunday School and Youth Group; she is a past president of the Edwardsville-Collinsville Board of Realtors and was Realtor of the Year in 1983; she received the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce Athena Award in April of 1986 and served as president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1987-1988; and

WHEREAS, She was honored for her notable service at a retirement party on Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at the Hays Mallory Community Building in Edwardsville; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Edna Wolfe on the occasion of her retirement as Edwardsville Township Assessor; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Ms. Wolfe as an expression of our esteem and with best wishes for her future.