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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 the members of the 
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Parker High School Class of 1958 on the occasion of their 50 
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year reunion on September 19 and 20, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Parker High School, a Chicago Public School, was 
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named after Colonel Francis Parker, who provided a land grant 
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in 1889 for the purpose of building educational facilities for 
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the community; many institutions have been located in the 
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original land since 1889; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During the school years of the Parker High School 
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Class of 1958, Parker Elementary School, Parker High School, 
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Wilson Junior College, and Chicago Teachers College were 
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located at the site of the original land grant, enabling a 
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student to attend classes from kindergarten through college 
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without relocating; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Parker High School Class of 1958 had 136 
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graduates in January of 1958 and 216 graduates in June of 1958; 
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many of their classmates still reside in Chicago, yet many have 
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relocated throughout the U.S. and the world, distinguishing 
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themselves in many professions; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The Parker High School Class of 1958 produced many 
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fine men and women who have provided great services to the 
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people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the members of the Parker High School Class of 
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1958 on the occasion of their 50 year reunion and wish them 
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continued success and happiness in the future; 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 the Parker High School Class of 1958 as a symbol 
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of our esteem and respect.