HR0108 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On March 26, 2009, Bea Wyeth-Wheeler will receive the Margaret Gaule Lifetime Achievement Award from the Springfield Civic Garden Club as the second recipient of this prestigious award; and

WHEREAS, In her 50 years of entering her floral designs at the Illinois State Fair, Bea Wyeth-Wheeler has won more than 5,000 ribbons, of which more than 2,000 were first place blue ribbons; she has also won over 400 Best of Show trophies for horticulture and design; and

WHEREAS, Bea Wyeth-Wheeler is a Master Flower Show Judge and a University of Illinois Master Gardener, as well as the Springfield Civic Garden Club's First Vice-President; and

WHEREAS, Bea Wyeth-Wheeler was the chairman of many of the Springfield Garden Club's flower shows and has won several hundred ribbons and Best of Show awards at the local, district, and State level; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate March 26, 2009 as Bea Wyeth-Wheeler Day in the State of Illinois in celebration of her half a century of success in horticultural design, her awards at the Illinois State Fair, and her Lifetime Achievement Award; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Bea Wyeth-Wheeler as a symbol of our esteem and respect.