Full Text of HR0681 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Corrine Mary Shipp on the | 4 | | occasion of her 100th birthday on September 6, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Corrine Shipp was born on September 6, 1915 in | 6 | | Buffalo Hart to Orville and Minnie (nee English) Artis; her | 7 | | twin sister, Lorrine, came 15 minutes later; along with her | 8 | | brothers, Ashley and D'Arcy, the family settled in Springfield; | 9 | | she and her sister attended Lincoln Public School and were | 10 | | among 3 African-Americans to graduate from Springfield High | 11 | | School in 1931; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Corrine Shipp married Archie Shipp in 1936 and | 13 | | they had 2 children, Donald in 1937 and Joyce Lynn in 1941; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Corrine Shipp worked for the State of Illinois for | 15 | | the Pardon and Parole Board for many years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Corrine Shipp has always had music as a part of | 17 | | her life; early in life, she was part of a musical quartet, the | 18 | | J and A Melody Maids; she directed her church choir for many | 19 | | years and her children all played musical instruments; she is | 20 | | an avid Chicago Cubs fan and enjoys cowboy movies, crossword | 21 | | puzzles, and bowling; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Corrine Shipp has 5 granddaughters, Rachel, | 2 | | Sabrina, Marilyn, Asenath, Stacy, and many, many, | 3 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | congratulate Corrine Mary Shipp on her 100th birthday, and we | 7 | | wish her many more wonderful years; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Corrine Shipp as an expression of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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