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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 honor Charlotte Mae (Stein) 
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Schmidt of Plano on her 80th birthday, September 30, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was born in Plano, the daughter of William and 
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Elizabeth Stein; she married Crosby Alan Schmidt on July 24, 
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1958; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was the co-owner of Schmidt's Grocery Store in 
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Big Rock and the co-owner of Coast to Coast Hardware Store in 
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Plano for 27 years; she is currently the co-owner and manager 
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of Plano Plaza in Plano; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was the first woman Rotarian in District 444, 
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the first woman president in the District, and a Paul Harris 
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Fellow in the Plano Rotary; she is a Past President of the 
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Plano Chamber of Commerce; and she is a Past Secretary of Plano 
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American Legion Auxiliary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She is a Past Board Member of Kendall County 
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Foundation and the Fox Valley South Family YMCA; she is a Past 
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President of the Plano Police Pension Board and has been active 
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in several other civic organizations; and she is a longtime 
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supporter of State Representative Tom Cross; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, She is an avid Duplicate Bridge player and a 
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Bronze Life Master; and she enjoys her family, gardening, and 
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traveling; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She is the loving mother of Brad (Eva) Gardner, 
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Kathe (Dan) Clodfelter, and Shelley (Greg) Johnson; she is the 
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proud grandmother of Elizabeth Clodfelter; and she is the 
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loving sibling of Jerry Stein and Stephanie Englehart; 
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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 Charlotte Mae Schmidt on this momentous occasion 
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and wish her health and happiness in the years to come; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Charlotte Mae Schmidt as a symbol of our respect 
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and esteem.