HR1523 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Helen E. Fesser of Evergreen Park on her 100th birthday, December 11, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Helen Ax was born on December 11, 1910, in Edwardsville; she was the second oldest of 7 children; and

WHEREAS, She married Archie Fesser of Taylorville and together they moved to Evergreen Park; she has lived in the same home for the past 65 years; and

WHEREAS, Helen and Archie met at Michigan Motor Freight Line in Chicago, where they both worked; Helen had previously worked at Rogers Park Community Hospital, where she did clerical work; and

WHEREAS, After the birth of her daughter, Helen stayed at home; after her daughter started the eighth grade, Helen began selling Avon products and worked as an Avon representative from January 1960 to January 2009; and

WHEREAS, Helen reads the newspaper everyday, loves to watch Westerns and other movies, and loves to read books; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Helen Fesser on reaching this milestone date and wish her continued good health and happiness; and be it further

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