HR0095 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0095 LRB095 11050 KXB 31496 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On February 19, 2007, WILL-TV, the PBS affiliate in Champaign, will broadcast "10 Sisters: A True Story"; and

WHEREAS, 10 Sisters is the true story of the 10 daughters of Glen and Ruth Waggoner; after financial troubles and disagreements led their parents to the Coles County Courthouse, the sisters found themselves separated by the State; and

WHEREAS, The girls ended up in orphanages, in foster homes, or with relatives, and they were forced to break with their familiar surroundings; and

WHEREAS, In the past 65 years the sisters have reunited and worked to regain their once close-knit lives; and

WHEREAS, The book "10 Sisters: A True Story" has one chapter each for the sisters, each telling her own story of the past and what has happened in the days and years since being pulled apart; and

WHEREAS, The 10 sisters are Virginia Rackley, Deloris Hart (deceased), Rhita Brniak, Mary Margaret Hickmott (deceased), Irma Allen, Roberta Ariel, Phyllis Ferguson (deceased), Vera Barber, Audrey Alford, and Doris Wenzel; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank WILL-TV for bringing this tragic story to life and wish the sisters nothing but the best as they continue to restore their family ties; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to producer Tim Hartin, producer/writer Alison Davis Wood and the staff of WILL-TV, to Virginia Rackley, Rhita Brniak, Irma Allen, Roberta Ariel, Vera Barber, Audrey Alford, Doris Wenzel, and to the families of Deloris Hart, Mary Margaret Hickmott, and Phyllis Ferguson.