HR0510 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Alice Cavanaugh of Plainfield on the 90th anniversary of her birth, September 6, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Alice Cavanaugh was born on a farm in New Lenox on September 6, 1917 to Norton and Agnes Deal; she grew up on farms in New Lenox and Channahon townships; and

WHEREAS, She graduated from St Francis Academy and the College of St. Francis; after graduating from college in 1939 she taught for 3 years in the Offerman School; she married Arthur Cavanaugh, a Plainfield farmer, on April 25, 1942 in St. Mary's Church in Minooka; they lived on the Plainfield farm for 22 years before moving into Plainfield; Mr. Cavanaugh died in 1984; and

WHEREAS, Alice has lived in the village for 43 years, recently moving into Cedar Lake Senior Village in Plainfield; In 1958, Alice went back to her teaching profession spending time at the Jones School, Laraway School, and finally retiring from the Plainfield School system in 1978; and

WHEREAS, Alice is very active in St. Mary's Church in Plainfield, acting as a greeter at mass and as a member of CCW and the Senior citizen group; in 2002 she received the CCW Woman of the Year Award, representing St. Mary's parish, from Bishop Imesch; she also received the Senior of the Year Award from St. Mary's in 2002; and

WHEREAS, Alice Cavanaugh is the mother of eight children, Carole, Judy, Jim, Pat, Terry, David, Ann, and John; the grandmother of 25 grandchildren; and the great-grandmother of 21 great grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Alice Cavanaugh on this milestone birthday and wish her good health and happiness in the future; and be it further

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