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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives would like to commend Mary Nell
Chew of 
4Carbondale for her generous donation of $83,000 to fund an 
5Honor Flight, giving
approximately 85 veterans an opportunity 
6to see the memorials and sights of Washington D.C.; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, While Mary Nell Chew is not a veteran herself, she 
8has six veterans in her family and
wanted to honor those who 
9served our nation by giving them an opportunity they would 
10never
forget; and
  
 

  
11    WHEREAS, Mary Nell Chew had applied to be a guardian with 
12the Veterans Honor Flight of
Southern Illinois but was denied 
13due to being "too old"; instead, she presented the
organization 
14with an $83,000 check, which helped many veterans experience 
15their first Honor
Flight; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Mary Nell Chew's donation funded the fifth Honor 
17Flight for the Veterans Honor Flight of Southern Illinois; it

18departed on May 14, 2019 with more veterans onboard than any 
19other previous flight; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
21HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
 
 
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1we commend Mary Nell
Chew for her generous donation
and 
2eagerness to honor those who have served our nation, and we 
3hope all of the veterans on
this Honor Flight had a fantastic 
4day in Washington D.C.; and be it further
  
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
6presented to Mary Nell Chew as a symbol
of our respect and 
7esteem.