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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of 
4Marguerite Ann "Marge" (Phillips) Britton of Chicago, who  
5passed away on April 8, 2022; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Marge Britton was born in Chicago on July 7, 
71937; she lived in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago her 
8entire life;
she attended St. Gregory the Great High School 
9and graduated from Mundelein College in 1959, where she 
10founded the debate team and worked on the Skyscraper student 
11newspaper; she married Harold F. "Hal" Britton on September 
1223, 1961; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Marge Britton worked for the Lerner Newspaper and 
14then the Skokie News, where she served as the feature editor; 
15she also worked in public relations for the Chicago Realtors 
16Association; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Marge Britton was a lifelong Democrat; she worked 
18and volunteered for a number of political candidates in 
19Chicago and across Illinois;
she worked for the City of 
20Chicago and for multiple elected officials, including 
21Alderwoman Marion Volini as her chief of staff and for 
22Alderwoman Mary Ann Smith; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Marge Britton founded the Lakewood Balmoral 
2Residents' Council (LRBC) in 1969, where she served as 
3president from 1970 to 1972;
she then served as a community 
4organizer, helping others create their own neighborhood 
5groups; she was vice-president of  the Edgewater Community 
6Council from  1974 to 1985 and was a member of the Publicity 
7Club of Chicago; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Marge Britton was affectionately known as 
9"Mother" and "Nana" to her family; she was also known as "Mom 
10Britton", serving as an honorary mother to hundreds of 
11Edgewater children; and
  
 
  
12    WHEREAS, Marge Britton was the beloved wife of 53 years of 
13the late Harold F. Britton; the loving mother of Cynthia 
14(Scott) Tomeczko Britton, Marjorie (Chris) Karabas, Christine 
15(Michael) Valadez, John (Elena Chugai) Britton, James (Tanya), 
16and the late Joseph Britton; the cherished grandmother of 
17Angelina, Molly, Luke, Chloe, Phoebe, Elliott, Cameron, 
18Patrick, Sean, and Polina; and the dear sister of the late Hope 
19Phillips; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
21HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
22we mourn the passing of Marguerite Ann "Marge" (Phillips) 
 
 
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1Britton and extend our sincere condolences to her family, 
2friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to  the family of  Marge Britton as an expression of 
5our deepest sympathy.