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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 Edna McFadden on 
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the occasion of her 100th birthday on December 25, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Edna McFadden was born on December 25, 1908 in 
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Rondo, Arkansas to the blessed union of Mary Thomas and Mose 
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Bown; she shared a memory-filled childhood with her sibling, 
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Jefferson; she and her family moved to Chicago when she was 13; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Living in Chicago, Edna McFadden matured into a 
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young woman with an abundance of grace, charm, patience, and 
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wisdom, soon capturing the heart of the man who would become 
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her soul mate, Tommie McFadden; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Edna McFadden was employed in the laundry room at 
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the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center for 37 years; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Edna McFadden accepted Christ as her divine savior 
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and became a member of the Greater Metropolitan Church, where 
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she has been a vital and active member for many years; she 
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attended Sunday school and weekly Bible study as well; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Edna McFadden has never missed an opportunity to 
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vote and was overjoyed to have the chance to vote for and elect 
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the first black President of the United States; therefore, be 
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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 Edna McFadden on the occasion of her 100th 
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birthday and wish her many more happy and healthy years to 
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come; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Edna McFadden as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.