Full Text of HR1243 93rd General Assembly
HR1243 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Emelda Augustine Hilbring of Chicago passed away | 3 |
| on September 6, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Affectionately nicknamed "Patsy", she was born a | 5 |
| twin on January 2, 1924 in Chicago to Oliver Gregoire and | 6 |
| Louise Marie Gregoire; she graduated from St. Anselm's Grammar | 7 |
| School and Englewood High School; she married George Henry | 8 |
| Hilbring, Jr. on September 30, 1945 in Chicago and they had | 9 |
| four children; he passed away in 1997 after 51 years of | 10 |
| marriage; and
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| WHEREAS, She worked for various companies, including | 12 |
| Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company, Teletype Corporation | 13 |
| and Union Carbide Corporation, where she retired in 1983; | 14 |
| although she worked full-time, she devoted her life to raising | 15 |
| her children and she was always willing to volunteer for for | 16 |
| bingo games, luncheons, field trips, planning committees, and | 17 |
| providing transportation for the nuns; she was an active member | 18 |
| of the Mothers Club, which provided wholesome activities for | 19 |
| the children; and
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| WHEREAS, She had a zest for life; she enjoyed glee club, | 21 |
| dancing, and sharing a good laugh with her close friends | 22 |
| Frances Parker and June Hawkins; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Emelda Hilbring will be deeply felt | 24 |
| by her family and friends, especially her children, Patricia, | 25 |
| Donald, George, and William; her grandchildren, Maria (Sean) | 26 |
| Armstead, Angela (Jonathan) Swain, Monique (Mark) Rodgers, | 27 |
| George IV (Danielle), Veronica, Eric, and Donald; her | 28 |
| great-grandchildren, Jonathan David and Isaiah Michael Swain, | 29 |
| Karyn Elise Armstead and Abby Marie Hilbring; her siblings | 30 |
| Oliver Gregoire (Joyce), Aleda Rice (Twin), Edward (Delores) | 31 |
| Gregoire, and Helen (Ferrell) Daste; her sisters-in-law Gloria |
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| Merrill, Irma (the late William) Hilbring, and Zipporah (the | 2 |
| late Hudson) McKissack; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and | 3 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| mourn the death of Emelda Augustine Hilbring along with all who | 7 |
| knew and loved her and extend our sincere condolences to her | 8 |
| family and friends during their time of bereavement; and be it | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 12 |
| sympathy.
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