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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to honor Norma Everett on over 50 
4years as a member of Republican women's clubs; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Norma Everett grew up in Cyahoga Falls, Ohio, the 
6older sister to a younger brother and sister; she took piano 
7lessons, tap-dancing lessons, learned to play the ukulele, and 
8won a local spelling-bee contest in high school; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Norma Everett married Tom Everett, who was in the 
10United States Navy and served during World War II; they spent 
11time living in Puerto Rico and the states of Washington, Ohio, 
12Indiana, New York, Nebraska, and eventually Illinois; Norma and 
13her husband had 2 sons, 2 daughters, grandchildren, and a 
14great-granddaughter; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Norma Everett has been working with Republican 
16women's groups since 1963; her family moved to Lombard in the 
17mid-1960s and she became active in the Lombard Republican 
18Women's Club, serving as its President in 1973; she served 
19standing and special committee chairs, as an election judge, 
20and has attended several National Federation of Republican 
21Women and International Federation of Republican Women 
22conventions; she helped write a Pink Elephant Republican 
 
 
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1Women's Clubs booklet on club issues, served as a Republican 
2booth worker for the DuPage County Fair for many years, and was 
3a DuPage Federation of Republican Women's Club officer and 
4committee person; in 2006, she helped organize the bringing 
5together of 4 clubs (Lombard, Oak Brook, Villa Park, Elmhurst) 
6to become the York Township Republican Women's Organization, 
7and for 5 years she served as the organizations's secretary; 
8and
  
 
  
9    WHEREAS, A surprise party was held for Norma Everett by the 
10York Township Republican Women's Organization at Maxfield's 
11Restaurant in Lombard on March 29, 2014; therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
13NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
14we honor Norma Everett on over 50 years as a member of 
15Republican women's clubs and wish her the best in all her 
16future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Norma Everett as an expression of our esteem and 
19respect.