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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize |
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| significant milestones in the lives of the people of this |
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| State; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mrs. Berneice |
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| Kenny of Arlington is celebrating the 100th anniversary of her |
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| birth; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Kenny was born March 14, 1904, in Arlington, |
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| to Mr. and Mrs. James McNally; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Kenny attended school and later became a |
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| school teacher, teaching in a one-room schoolhouse; she has |
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| taught for over 70 years; she has retired many times only to |
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| find herself back in the classroom for remedial studies or to |
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| substitute teach; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Kenny attends mass at Holy Trinity Church in |
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| Cherry or St. Patrick's Church in Arlington every week; she |
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| currently lives by herself on a 160-acre farm, complete with |
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| horses, dogs, and outbuildings; she is very active and |
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| well-known in her community; she is known as a generous and |
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| caring individual that has given of herself to her friends, |
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| family, and community for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Kenny has seen World War I, World War II, the |
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| Great Depression, the Vietnam War, the Cherry Mine Disaster, a |
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| man walk on the moon, the tragedy of September 11, 2001, the |
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| passing away of two husbands and her son, and the list goes on; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Mrs. Berneice Kenny on the occasion of her 100th |