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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the |
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| Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate |
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| Sammie Lee and Rochelle Young on the occasion of their 50th |
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| wedding anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Young were married on December 18, |
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| 1955, in Chicago; they have resided in the 21st Ward for 41 |
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| years; and
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| WHEREAS, They have four children, Sammie, Larry, Terry, and |
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| Reginald (deceased), who all became law enforcement officers; |
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| they also have six grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, Sammie Lee Young, Sr., has been a longshoreman for |
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| the past 50 years; he is an active member of the International |
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| Longshoremen's Union, a 32nd Degree Mason and Shriner (Rolling |
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| Nobles), and has supported both his wife and children in their |
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| successful endeavors; and
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| WHEREAS, Rochelle Young is the founder of Granny's House, a |
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| not-for-profit shelter located in the Englewood community that |
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| serves abused and homeless women and their children; she has |
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| spent the majority of her adult life working for the betterment |
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| of women and children; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Young is currently a foster mother to five |
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| children; she worked for 20 years for the Chicago Public |
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| Schools in the Food Services Department as the lunchroom |
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| manager; for 12 years, she owned and operated A-Young Kuddly |
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| Care, a day care service for children; for 10 years, she |
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| provided a food catering service; and for four years, she |
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| operated ROZ Bus Service for day care children; she is an |
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| Eastern Star member; and
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