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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives wish to congratulate Nona Alverda Tierney, an 
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esteemed resident of Alton, on the occasion of the celebration 
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of her 90th birthday in September 2004; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney was born on September 7, 1914 
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in Bridgewater, Iowa, one of eleven children born to parents 
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Guy Greenleaf Lowry and Carrie Clyde Standley; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She attended school in Fontanelle, Iowa and earned 
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her teacher's certificate in elementary education in 1932; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She married  William  Patrick Tierney on February 
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12, 1938 in Wheatland, Wyoming; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney and William Tierney had three 
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children, Sherryl A. Unger, William P. Tierney, and Mary E. 
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Tierney; they have 6 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and 
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2 great-great-grandchildren; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She has lived at 400 Brentwood Street in Alton for 
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62 years and takes great pride in maintaining her yard and 
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flower beds; she also researched and published a book on the 
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history of Brentwood Street; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She has been an active member of the First 
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Christian Church of Alton since 1945; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney has been a teacher's aid in 
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the Grandparents Program of the Alton school system for 18 
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years (1979-1997); and


 
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    WHEREAS, She volunteered as a Gray Lady visiting patients 
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at a local hospital; and she was honored by the Masons in 
 


 






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recognition of her contributions to the community; and


 
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    WHEREAS, She compiled and published a memorial volume 
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honoring the life of her daughter Mary E. Tierney; and


 
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    WHEREAS, During the years she has lived in Alton, Nona 
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Alverda Tierney has used her wide variety of life experiences 
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to help others; 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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extend heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Nona 
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Alverda Tierney on the occasion of her 90th birthday; and be it 
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further


 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Nona Alverda Tierney as an expression of our 
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respect and esteem.