Full Text of HR0920 093rd General Assembly
HR0920 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to congratulate Nona Alverda Tierney, an | 4 |
| esteemed resident of Alton, on the occasion of the celebration | 5 |
| of her 90th birthday in September 2004; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney was born on September 7, 1914 | 7 |
| in Bridgewater, Iowa, one of eleven children born to parents | 8 |
| Guy Greenleaf Lowry and Carrie Clyde Standley; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, She attended school in Fontanelle, Iowa and earned | 10 |
| her teacher's certificate in elementary education in 1932; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, She married William Patrick Tierney on February | 12 |
| 12, 1938 in Wheatland, Wyoming; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney and William Tierney had three | 14 |
| children, Sherryl A. Unger, William P. Tierney, and Mary E. | 15 |
| Tierney; they have 6 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and | 16 |
| 2 great-great-grandchildren; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, She has lived at 400 Brentwood Street in Alton for | 18 |
| 62 years and takes great pride in maintaining her yard and | 19 |
| flower beds; she also researched and published a book on the | 20 |
| history of Brentwood Street; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, She has been an active member of the First | 22 |
| Christian Church of Alton since 1945; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney has been a teacher's aid in | 24 |
| the Grandparents Program of the Alton school system for 18 | 25 |
| years (1979-1997); and
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| WHEREAS, She volunteered as a Gray Lady visiting patients | 27 |
| at a local hospital; and she was honored by the Masons in |
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| recognition of her contributions to the community; and
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| WHEREAS, She compiled and published a memorial volume | 3 |
| honoring the life of her daughter Mary E. Tierney; and
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| WHEREAS, During the years she has lived in Alton, Nona | 5 |
| Alverda Tierney has used her wide variety of life experiences | 6 |
| to help others; therefore, be it | 7 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| extend heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Nona | 10 |
| Alverda Tierney on the occasion of her 90th birthday; and be it | 11 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Nona Alverda Tierney as an expression of our | 14 |
| respect and esteem.
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