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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Landon Jr. and Bobra Jean | ||||||
| 4 | (Falkner) Walker on the occasion of their 60th wedding | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Walkers met in Holly Springs, Mississippi and | ||||||
| 7 | were married on February 1, 1959; they have five children, | ||||||
| 8 | Brenda (David) Mason, Ricky Walker, Perry Walker, Kerry | ||||||
| 9 | (Andria) Walker, and Kanefus Walker; six grandsons, DeLandon | ||||||
| 10 | (Carmen) Mason, Ricky (Angel) Walker, DeVonn Walker, Kerry | ||||||
| 11 | Walker, Marcellus Walker, and Perry Sibby; four | ||||||
| 12 | granddaughters, Ameythyst (Kyle) Smith, DeResha Browne, Amber | ||||||
| 13 | Mason, and Chanelle (Brandon) Randell; and 21 | ||||||
| 14 | great-grandchildren; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, In 1964, the Walkers, with four of their five | ||||||
| 16 | children, relocated to the southern suburbs of Chicago; Landon | ||||||
| 17 | began working in the steel industry and Bobra remained a | ||||||
| 18 | homemaker as their children became old enough to attend school;
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| 19 | for the next six years, the family settled in to their | ||||||
| 20 | community and local surroundings; they found their church home | ||||||
| 21 | at Christ Temple Community Baptist Church in Markham, purchased | ||||||
| 22 | their first home in Harvey, and added a new member to their | ||||||
| 23 | family; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Landon and Bobra made sure their family | ||||||
| 2 | participated in activities or events that included them all; as | ||||||
| 3 | the kids grew older, Landon became involved in the local | ||||||
| 4 | political scene while Bobra continued to make a home, not just | ||||||
| 5 | for her immediate family but for extended family members and | ||||||
| 6 | friends as well; it is estimated that over 15 different family | ||||||
| 7 | members and friends resided at their residence at some point in | ||||||
| 8 | time; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, All five children graduated from Thornridge High | ||||||
| 10 | School and were gainfully employed through self-employment, | ||||||
| 11 | family employment, local corporate establishments, or attended | ||||||
| 12 | college in Illinois; the Walkers have lived in the southern | ||||||
| 13 | suburbs for 55 years and have been active in politics, | ||||||
| 14 | community activism, school boards, and local sports; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Landon is a retired superintendent for the Streets | ||||||
| 16 | and Sanitation Department in Harvey and is currently a | ||||||
| 17 | part-time school bus driver, as he enjoys driving and working | ||||||
| 18 | with children; Bobra continues to be a homemaker for her | ||||||
| 19 | immediate family as well as for extended family and friends, | ||||||
| 20 | all while remaining active by exercising three times a week; | ||||||
| 21 | they also remain members of their local church; and | ||||||
| 22 | WHEREAS, The Walkers marriage has survived 12 U.S. | ||||||
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| 1 | Presidents and 12 Illinois Governors; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, In February 2019 with 100 local family members and | ||||||
| 3 | friends in attendance, Landon and Bobra celebrated 60 years of | ||||||
| 4 | marriage; Landon and Bobra both said the key to their 60 years | ||||||
| 5 | together has been patience and listening; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 7 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 8 | we congratulate Landon Jr. and Bobra Jean Walker on their 60th | ||||||
| 9 | wedding anniversary, and we wish them many more wonderful | ||||||
| 10 | years; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the Walkers as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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