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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 Annie Mae Phipps 
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Anderson on her 92nd birthday; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was born May 4, 1917 in Grenada, Mississippi 
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to the late Brady and Claudia Phipps, the second of 17 
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children; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She met and married Melemore Anderson when she was 
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17 years old; together they raised 8 children, Emal (deceased), 
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Margaret (deceased), Robert Earl, Vera Lee (deceased), 
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Christine, Ollie Faye, Carolyn, and Jerome; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has also been blessed with 10 grandchildren, 8 
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great-grandchildren, 11 great-great grandchildren, and 2 
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great-great-great grandchildren; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was raised picking cotton, drawing water from 
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the well, and heating the iron by the fire; she remembers fresh 
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chicken and vegetables from the yard, walking miles to school 
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and the community church; she also believes that these 
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experiences developed her character and made her into a 
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God-fearing and God-respectful, loving, strong, and courageous 
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Black woman; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, She has been a resident and faithful voter in the 
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27th Ward for 45 years; she attends Herman Baptist Church under 
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the ministry of Reverend Keith Edwards; she opens her door to 
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those who need a place to stay, and her home is a place where 
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people feel comfortable gathering on the holidays; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She is the entrepreneur who is responsible for 
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founding, manufacturing, and distributing "Annie's Cha-Cha and 
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Pickled Peppers"; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Annie Mae Phipps Anderson on this momentous 
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occasion and wish her the best in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Annie Mae Phipps Anderson as a symbol of our 
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sincere respect.