HR1074 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated (TLOD) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its founding on June 4, 2014; and

WHEREAS, TLOD's first meeting was held on June 4, 1964, and it was chartered in the state of Texas on September 8, 1964 as a non-profit educational, humanitarian organization; its mission: "To enhance and enrich the lives of youth and adults through national and community-based programs and projects. We measure our success by the improved quality of life experienced by the people we serve."; charter members were: Mrs. Franchell Boswell, Mrs. Ina Bolton Brown, Mrs. Augusta R. Cash, Major Ozell M. Dean, Mrs. Willie Lee Glass, Mrs. La Verne R. Madlock, Mrs. Ruth Payne Smith, and Mrs. Georgia B. Prestwood Nelson; and

WHEREAS, Throughout the years, TLOD has expanded its purpose to focus on youth (Top Teens of America), improving the status of women, service to senior citizens, community beautification, and community partnerships; chapters nationwide support the National Council of Negro Women, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the United Negro College Fund, and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness; chapters have awarded scholarships in each of TLOD's 6 geographic areas; and

WHEREAS, Past national Presidents of TLOD from Illinois are the 6th President, Jacquelyn Heath Parker, from Crete and the 10th President, Peggy Lewis LeCompte, from Belleville; and

WHEREAS, TLOD chapters in Illinois are: the Chicago Chapter, the Ebony Chapter - Maywood, the East St. Louis Chapter, the Evergreen Park Chapter, the Lincoln Park Chicago Chapter, the Midway Chicago Chapter, the North Shore Chicago Chapter, the Skyline Chicago Chapter, the South Suburban Chicago Chapter, the West Suburban Chicago Chapter, and the Will County Chapter; and

WHEREAS, TLOD's membership has grown to include thousands of dedicated, concerned, hard-working members that represent a cross-section of resourceful woman power; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, and we wish them many more years of success; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to TLOD as an expression of our esteem and respect.