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92_HR0533
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize significant
4 milestones in the lives of the people of this State; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mary Alma
6 Koerner of Lemont, Illinois is celebrating the 100th
7 anniversary of her birth; and
8 WHEREAS, Mary Alma Koerner was born on November 17, 1901
9 in Ellis, Kansas; she graduated from Kansas University with a
10 teaching degree with a minor in music; and
11 WHEREAS, Mary Alma Koerner married Anthony Koerner in
12 1920; to this union three sons were born, Wesley, Richard,
13 and James; she is the proud grandmother of seven
14 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and
15 WHEREAS, The Koerners moved to the Chicago area in 1927
16 where Mary pursued her music career; and
17 WHEREAS, Mrs. Koerner worked for the Central States
18 Teamworkers' Union and she taught third and fourth grade at
19 Sacred Heart Grammar School; after her retirement from
20 teaching, she began working for the Palos Hills Park
21 District, where she started the PLOWS program; and
22 WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Koerner served as a member
23 to many organizations and was instrumental in starting some;
24 she was President of the Council of Catholic Women, President
25 of the Daughters of Isabella, The Altar and Rosary Society,
26 and President of the Women for Democratic Action; she also
27 joined several Palos Hills Clubs for Senior Citizens and
28 served as President of several organizations; and
29 WHEREAS, Mrs. Koerner served as the Illinois
30 Representative for the 3rd Congressional District on
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1 President Reagan's Council for the Aging; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 we congratulate Mary Alma Koerner on the occasion of her
5 100th birthday and extend to her our sincere best wishes for
6 the future; and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Mary Alma Koerner as an expression of our
9 esteem.