HR0747 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Myrtle Gerberding of Elgin on the occasion of her 100th birthday, November 28, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Myrtle Spiegler Gerberding was born on November 28, 1909, in Elgin, the daughter of Frank and Martha (Nolting) Spiegler; she married Carl E. Gerberding in 1976; Carl brought Myrtle two children from a previous marriage, Lois Bendick of Elgin and Bob Gerberding of Carol Stream, and they gave her eight grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, and 11 great-great grandchildren (with one on the way) who all know her as Grandma; and

WHEREAS, Myrtle was employed by the Home National Bank of Elgin and by the City of Elgin for 34 years, where she served as the first female City Clerk of Elgin from 1955 to 1967; and

WHEREAS, She designed the flag of the City of Elgin and wrote and illustrated publications on Municipal Services; she was an officer of the Illinois Society of Municipal Clerks; Myrtle served on a Statewide committee in the creation of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and was a local representative of the fund; and she was a Cooperative Observer for the National Weather Service for 10 years; and

WHEREAS, Myrtle was valedictorian of the graduating class of 1927 at Elgin High School; she was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church and is now a member of First United Methodist Church; she has been a member of United Methodist Women, Church Women United, the White Collar Girls, Altrusa, the Elgin Historical Society, and the YWCA, serving on the YWCA Board of Directors, the Advisory Board, and the Advisory Board of the Endowment Fund; and

WHEREAS, In 1969 Altrusa named her Woman of the Year; in 1993 the YWCA awarded her the Life Achievement Award, after which the Elgin YWCA created the annual Myrtle Spiegler Gerberding Award for public service; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Myrtle Gerberding on this momentous occasion and wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Myrtle Gerberding as a symbol of our respect and esteem.