Full Text of HR0635 095th General Assembly
HR0635 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Agnes Vivod on the | 4 |
| occasion of her 90th birthday on August 6, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Agnes Vivod was born on August 6, 1917 in Old | 6 |
| Mines, Missouri; her parents are Frank and Alphia (Bourisaw) | 7 |
| Thebeau; she married Frank Robert Vivod on January 1, 1936 at | 8 |
| Sacred Heart Church in Granite City; and
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| WHEREAS, Agnes Vivod moved from Old Mines, Missouri to | 10 |
| Granite City, where she attended St. Joseph Grade School and | 11 |
| Granite City High School; after the death of her mother, she | 12 |
| and her siblings were sent to live at Catholic Children's Home | 13 |
| for 2 years, then went back into the custody of her father; and
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| WHEREAS, Agnes Vivod was a housewife for most of her life, | 15 |
| until the death of her husband in November 1985; following his | 16 |
| death, she entered politics, completing his term as a Madison | 17 |
| County board member; she worked as Democratic committeeman | 18 |
| until 2005; and she has been a member of the Collinsville | 19 |
| Township Democratic Club for over 20 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Agnes Vivod is currently an active member of the | 21 |
| Collinsville Township Senior Citizens' Center, where she works |
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| diligently to acquire computers and raise funds to operate the | 2 |
| center; she still lives in her own home and enjoys such | 3 |
| activities as cutting her grass, cooking, and spending time | 4 |
| with her family and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, Agnes Vivod has five siblings, Joseph, Robert, | 6 |
| James, Lillian, and Dolores; four children, Ronald Francis, | 7 |
| Sharon Marie, David Terrence, and Cathy Lynn; six | 8 |
| grandchildren, Steven, Teresa, Robert, Christine, Erica, and | 9 |
| Karen; and five great-grandchildren, Brandon, Ashlee, Collin, | 10 |
| Morgan, and Sophia; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 |
| congratulate Agnes Vivod on the occasion of her 90th birthday | 14 |
| and wish her continued good health and success in the future; | 15 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Agnes Vivod as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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