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HR0612 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Bernice Pillow Higgins on
4the occasion of her 100th birthday; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Bernice Higgins was born in Nashville to Lora and
6Robert A. Pillow on September 22, 1917 and had four siblings;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, Bernice Higgins attended elementary school and
9high school in Nashville and graduated from Tennessee State
10University; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Bernice Higgins married Julius Higgins on April 5,
121941 and they had one daughter, Judith Louise; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Bernice Higgins joined Alpha Kappa Alpha
14Sorority, Incorporated in 1945 and is a member of the East St.
15Louis Alumnae Chapter; she has been a member for 72 years and
16has attained the status of Golden Soror; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Bernice Higgins is a member of the St. Augustine
18of Hippo Catholic Church in East St. Louis; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Bernice Higgins taught in the Nashville School

 

 

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1District for nine years and then East St. Louis School District
2189 for over 31 years; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Bernice Higgins has led a life filled with
4experiences and has shared her wisdom with others for over 10
5decades; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8congratulate Bernice Pillow Higgins on her 100th birthday and
9thank her for the love and service she has bestowed on her
10community; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Bernice Higgins as a symbol of our respect and
13esteem.