HR0752 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Gabriel Barber, Jr. and Lee Qulia Barber, The Barbers, on the occasion of their 64th wedding anniversary in 2014; and

WHEREAS, Gabriel "June" Barber, Jr. was born in 1927 in Clarksville, Missouri and Lee Quila Barber was born in 1929 in Halls, Tennessee; and

WHEREAS, Gabriel Barber, Jr. joined the United States Army after lying about his age; after his service, he joined the International Harvester Farmall Plant and retired from there after over 40 years of service; he was an avid bowler and participated in the first men's league, the "Men's Progressive" league; he enjoyed cooking BBQ ribs and joined the "Eagle" motorcycle club with his Harley Davidson; he is a 33rd degree mason, and a choir member, deacon, and ordained minister at Olivet Baptist Church; he held numerous Rock Island county public offices, including Precinct Committeeman, Alderman, Rock Island County Board member, Oak Glen Home Chair, and Rock Island County Board Chair; a park bears his name in honor of his service to the community; and

WHEREAS, Lee Quila Barber attended the Mississippi County Training School, where she was Sargent-At-Arms and played on its softball championship team; she also was a star on the girls' basketball team and was voted "best girl athlete"; she worked as a seamstress at "The Fashion" store in downtown Rock Island before becoming an OBGYN nurse at Lutheran Hospital in Moline; after nursing, she worked at the Rock Island County Court House as a probate clerk and a court bailiff; she participated in the first women's bowling league called the "Quadettes", and her very first championship was broadcast on tv; she is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Golden Circle; and

WHEREAS, The Barbers love to socialize, attend parties, laugh, and dance; they enjoy traveling, especially to Washington, D.C. and Disney Land in California; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Gabriel Barber, Jr. and Lee Qulia Barber on their 64th wedding anniversary, and wish them many more years of wedded bliss; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to The Barbers as an expression of our esteem and respect.