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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Mildred Bowden on the
4occasion of her 100th birthday on April 8, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mildred Bowden was born in Apex, North Carolina
6on April 8, 1921; she was 18 months old when she arrived in
7Chicago; she has been a lifelong resident of the South Side of
8Chicago; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Mildred Bowden worked at the Rhumboggie Cafe on
1055th Street, which was owned by boxing great Joe Louis; she
11also worked as an intake supervisor at Cook County Hospital
12for 30 years; and
 
13    WHEREAS, In her lifetime, Mildred Bowden has seen 19
14presidents, 18 governors, and 16 mayors; her favorite
15president is Theodore Roosevelt, because she feels that every
16American benefited from his service; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Mildred Bowden has been a faithful member and
18fundraiser at Christ Universal Temple; she loves celebrating
19Christmas and served her family Christmas dinner for 50 years;
20and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Mildred Bowden is the mother of Hermene Hartman;
2therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate Mildred Bowden on celebrating her 100th
6birthday, and we wish her many more happy and healthy years;
7and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Mildred Bowden as an expression of our esteem and
10respect.