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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Leon and Mattie |
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| Hosley on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary; and |
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| WHEREAS, Leon and Mattie were married in Roberta, Georgia |
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| on December 26, 1954; and
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| WHEREAS, They moved to Chicago in 1955, and resided in two |
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| southside neighborhoods before buying a home for their family |
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| at 63rd and Normal in 1958; they are the proud parents of |
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| Linda, Leon, Jr., Wayne, and Lisa; there are 11 grandchildren |
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| and 11 great-grandchildren, with twins on the way; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1956, Leon started working at People's Iron & |
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| Metal; in 1967, he went to Barber College and, in 1970, he |
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| purchased his own barber shop located at 8922 S. Cottage Grove, |
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| Chicago; after a fire in 1989, he moved his barber shop to 8911 |
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| S. Cottage Grove, where he works to this day; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie started working for Artway Manufacturing |
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| in 1970, and retired from there in 1983 and became a homemaker; |
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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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| offer our congratulations to Leon and Mattie Hosley on the |
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| occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary and we wish them |
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| many more such celebrations; and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Leon and Mattie Hosley and their family as an |
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| expression of our respect and esteem.
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