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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 Mae Schien will  
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celebrate her 90th birthday with a celebratory dinner on May 5, 
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2006; and
 

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    WHEREAS,  She was born May 5, 1916 in a windswept house on 
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the prairie near Mullinville, Kansas, the only child of Edwin 
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and Clara Voight, who moved to Kaufman Station, Illinois when 
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she was a young child; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Mae was an active athlete and artist; she 
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graduated from Blackburn College and taught art in Maywood and 
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Edwardsville public schools, where she supervised art 
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instruction for the entire district; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Mae married her childhood sweetheart, Clarence 
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Schien, on December 27, 1952 and they had a loving marriage, 
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residing in Worden, Illinois for 47 years before he died on 
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June 10, 2000; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mae is the proud and caring mother of Suzanne, 
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Karen, Janice, and Sandra; the grandmother of l0: Mark, Deanna, 
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Tim, Annette, Randy, Andrew, Marci, Barrie, Todd, and Jason; 
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and the great grandmother of 11: Brett, Bobby, Michael, Kileen, 
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Mitchell, Tyler, Miranda, Erika, Jessica, Luke, and Alyssa; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Schien is able to live independently with her 
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cat, Kitty, and is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in 
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Worden, Illinois, where she attends services regularly; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Schien is an ardent animal lover who nurtured 
 


 






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dozens of cats and kittens and also fed and attracted hundreds 
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of birds when she lived in the country and has a green thumb 
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that coaxes beauty and blooms from plants, shrubs, and trees; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mae Schien has had such a positive impact on her 
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daughters and family and sets an example for us all with her 
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love and compassion for animals and nature; therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Mrs. Mae Schien on the occasion of her 90th 
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birthday, and we extend to her our sincere best wishes for the 
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future; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be 
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presented to Mrs. Schien  as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem.