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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 Sister M. Nicholas 
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Tosseng on the occasion of her 60th anniversary of service with 
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the educational ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sister M. Nicholas Tosseng was born in Chicago; 
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she is one of the 4 children of the late Helen and Nicholas 
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Tosseng; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sister Nicholas attended St. Francis de Sales 
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Grade School and High School in Chicago before entering the 
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Sisters of St. Francis; she earned her bachelor's degree from 
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the College of St. Francis (now University of St. Francis) in 
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Joliet; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sister Nicholas began her educational ministry in 
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1950 as a 4th grade teacher at St. Joseph's School in Joliet; 
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for most of her 37 years in the classroom, she taught the 
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middle grades at schools such as St. Francis of Assisi, St. 
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Francis de Sales, Assumption, and St. Ludmilla in Chicago; she 
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also ministered at St. Stephen in Streator, St. Joseph's in 
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Elgin, and St. Rita of Cascia in Aurora; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, While teaching in Assumption School, Sister 
 


 






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Nicholas was asked to go to Cook County Jail and tend to church 
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supplies; this turned into a commitment that lasted nearly 22 
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years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1987, Sister Nicholas began her ministry as 
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Parish Secretary and Bookkeeper at St. Tarcissus Parish, where 
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she remained until her retirement in February of 2009; she 
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continues to serve the parish as a Eucharistic minister, and by 
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visiting the sick, unlocking the church at 5:45 A.M., sewing 
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baptismal bibs for the parish baptisms, preparing meals for 
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those in need, and collecting unused Christmas cards and 
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calendars for the incarcerated at Kolbe House; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Sister Nicholas enjoys cooking and baking and 
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enjoys giving her baked goods to the many people she helps on a 
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daily basis; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Sister Nicholas serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; 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 Sister M. Nicholas Tosseng on the occasion of her 
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60th anniversary of service with the educational ministry of 
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the Sisters of St. Francis and wish her continued success and 
 


 






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happiness 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 Sister M. Nicholas Tosseng as a symbol of our 
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esteem and respect.