HR1418 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mary Sweadner on her 100th birthday; and

WHEREAS, Mary was born on September 30th, 1910 in the small town of Lynd, Minnesota; she was the second of six children welcomed by Frederick and Mabel Vanstrom; and

WHEREAS, After graduating from Winona State Teachers College, Mary began working at the local Montgomery Wards store, earning a good salary and sending money home to help with the younger kids; it was the Great Depression, and she would often have a 5-cent Coke for breakfast, cheaper than orange juice; Wards later sent Mary to their stores throughout Minnesota and the Dakotas when she discovered an accounting error; Mary was then sent to the company headquarters in Chicago, where she worked in "Standard Procedures"; and

WHEREAS, She fell in love with the City of Chicago; she loved going to the Art Institute, and has been a long-time member; she met the new guy in the finance department at Wards, Richard Sweadner, they had a whirlwind courtship, and were married on August 2, 1946; and

WHEREAS, Dick and Mary welcomed daughter, Sandra, then two years later, Nancy; life changed again when Dick passed away from heart surgery in 1960; Mary returned to work in 1961; she worked at The First National Bank of Lincolnwood; working at the bank in Lincolnwood was something Mary really loved; she was the Assistant Cashier and an officer when she retired in 1985; and

WHEREAS, Mary is blessed to have such a close and loving family: her daughters, Sandi and Nancy; their husbands, Keith and Bill; her grandchildren, Allison(Zach), Becky(Dan), Amy, Krista, Cassie, and Michael(Anne); her great-grandson, Dillon and two more on the way; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Mary Sweadner on her 100th birthday and wish her continued happiness and good health; and be it further

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