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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | ||||||
3 | State of Illinois recently learned of the death of Ann Bailey | ||||||
4 | Prichard of Glen Ellyn on Monday, January 9, 2006; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mrs. Prichard was born on August 28, 1900, in Glen | ||||||
6 | Ellyn to Eugene Bailey and Inastelle Gauch; she had one brother | ||||||
7 | and four stepbrothers and sisters; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, She left school early in order to selflessly care | ||||||
9 | for her father and brothers and sisters when her mother passed | ||||||
10 | away; she did this throughout her schooling years while still | ||||||
11 | finding time to learn music; she was an accomplished pianist by | ||||||
12 | the age of 14; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, Upon graduating from Glenbard High School in 1918, | ||||||
14 | she went to work for the Glen Ellyn Post Office, where she | ||||||
15 | aspired to break the gender barrier and become a female railway | ||||||
16 | clerk; here she met her future husband, Harold Prichard; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Mrs. Prichard was a lifelong resident and the | ||||||
18 | longest living person of Glen Ellyn at the time of her passing; | ||||||
19 | she was born and lived at 567 Park Boulevard in her grandmother | ||||||
20 | Gauch's home; three years later, she moved to 636 Park | ||||||
21 | Boulevard into a house that her father built; and | ||||||
22 | WHEREAS, In 1923, she moved to 546 Forest Ave. with her | ||||||
23 | husband, Harold Prichard, where she lived until 1978; together, | ||||||
24 | they had five children, Merrill, Harold, Marjorie, Marylyn, and | ||||||
25 | Donald, and her family always came first; she raised the | ||||||
26 | children with the help of her aunt after her dear husband | ||||||
27 | passed away in 1941; her life was her family, and she would | ||||||
28 | bake and sell pies in order to earn money to pay for their | ||||||
29 | dance and piano lessons; she also ensured that higher education | ||||||
30 | was readily available to her children, and each of them |
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1 | graduated from the University of Illinois or Northern Illinois | ||||||
2 | University with degrees; and
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3 | WHEREAS, She worked as an office manager for the Milton | ||||||
4 | Township Assessors Office, retiring after 43 years of service; | ||||||
5 | she was a longtime member of First Congregational Church of | ||||||
6 | Glen Ellyn, where she remained active until 2003; her | ||||||
7 | participation only ceased because she moved; she had a passion | ||||||
8 | for reading romance novels and traveled extensively throughout | ||||||
9 | the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean; and
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10 | WHEREAS, In 1978, she moved to a condominium at 445 Park | ||||||
11 | Boulevard, where she lived until she was 102 years old; she | ||||||
12 | then moved to Sunset Assisted Living Center, where she will | ||||||
13 | always be remembered for her sense of humor; she was an avid | ||||||
14 | Cubs fan and never missed a televised game; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Mrs. Prichard and her friends, Mildred Patch | ||||||
16 | Mulligan and Helen Clippinger were the subject of a documentary | ||||||
17 | to be produced by actress Julia Roberts; the Many Marys and | ||||||
18 | Marthas group, or M.M.M.s, dated back to 1917 and once helped | ||||||
19 | to build a tennis court; the documentary, titled "Old Friends", | ||||||
20 | was to be co-produced and narrated by Ms. Roberts; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, Throughout her long life, Ann Bailey Prichard | ||||||
22 | touched many hearts, especially her children, Merrill E. | ||||||
23 | (Bonnie) Prichard, Harold C. Jr. (Suzanne) Prichard, Marjorie | ||||||
24 | P. Cole, Marylyn P. Conrad, and Donald E. (Diane) Prichard; her | ||||||
25 | grandchildren, Lynn Prichard Goedde, James Francis Conrad, | ||||||
26 | David Andrew Prichard, Gary Owen Prichard, Mark Allen Prichard, | ||||||
27 | Jeffrey Lee Conrad, Karen Conrad Koestner, Gordon Howard Cole, | ||||||
28 | Ann Prichard Considine, Sue Prichard Hodges, Lee Merrill | ||||||
29 | Prichard, Barbara Cole Mashburn, Jay Bailey Prichard, and Brian | ||||||
30 | Canfield Prichard; her great-grandchildren, Christopher Lee | ||||||
31 | Conrad, David James Conrad, Nancy Elizabeth Hodges Strother, | ||||||
32 | Bradley Gordon Cole, Kenneth John Cole, Mackenzie Noelle |
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1 | Prichard, Amy Elizabeth Mashburn, Wesley Merrill Hodges, | ||||||
2 | Jonathan Logan Conrad, Sarah Rebecca Mashburn, Kari Ann Conrad | ||||||
3 | Moses, Caroline Anne Prichard, Bailey Grace Prichard, Nicholas | ||||||
4 | John Goedde, Lauren Bailey Goedde, Kellie Ann Conrad, Maire | ||||||
5 | Catherine Elizabeth Considine, Hannah Katherine Goedde, | ||||||
6 | Colleen Ann Considine, Bryan James Koestner, Kyle David | ||||||
7 | Koestner, Cameron Daniel Considine, Kevin Patrick Goedde, | ||||||
8 | Scott Ryan Prichard, James Oliver Hodges, VI, and Claire Elise | ||||||
9 | Prichard; and her nephew, Arthur Bailey; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we celebrate the life of Ann Prichard of Glen Ellyn, who passed | ||||||
13 | away at the age of 105, and we extend our deepest sympathy to | ||||||
14 | her family and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to her family as an expression of our condolences.
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