HR0330 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Christopher Sverre Norborg and Susan Jacobson Norborg on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary; and

WHEREAS, Susan Norborg grew up in Chicago on Sawyer Avenue just north of Foster; she is the eldest child of Alice and Roland "Jake" Jacobson and the big sister to Sally and Richard; and

WHEREAS, Chris Norborg grew up with his parents, Sverre and Erna Norborg, and his older brother, Tony, in Chicago's Logan Square next door to the Norwegian Lutheran Church Minnekirken, where Sverre served as pastor; and

WHEREAS, Chris and Susan Norborg met in 1954 as high school freshman at North Park Academy on the grounds of North Park University; and

WHEREAS, Susan Norborg excelled at North Park, graduating in the top 10% of her class and leading the cheerleading squad; and

WHEREAS, Chris Norborg's athletic exploits in high school are legendary, particularly in basketball, where he earned the nickname "No Shot Norborg" in recognition of the fact that there was no shot he could not make; and

WHEREAS, After being named "Ideal North Park Boy and Girl" as seniors in 1958, Chris Norborg went on to Northwestern University and Susan Norborg went to Lake Forest College; and

WHEREAS, The couple graduated from college in 1962 and married on July 6, 1963; and

WHEREAS, Susan Norborg subsequently began a career as an elementary school teacher and Chris Norborg entered medical school at the University of Illinois in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Upon graduation from medical school, Chris Norborg completed his residency at Cook County Hospital providing care to countless Chicagoans; and

WHEREAS, Chris Norborg retired in 2009 after 38 years as an obstetrician/gynecologist, having delivered more than 8,000 babies; and

WHEREAS, Chris and Susan Norborg are the proud parents of 3 children, Jennifer, Chris, and Heather Norborg, and the delighted grandparents of 6 grandchildren, Freya and Theo Trefonides, Domingo and Amalia Norborg, and Lucy and Ingrid Kennedy; and

WHEREAS, Susan and Chris Norborg now devote their days enjoying their family, traveling, singing in a symphonic choir, playing golf, and - as true North Siders - rooting for the Cubs; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Chris and Susan Norborg on their 50th wedding anniversary and wish them many more happy years together; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Christopher Sverre Norborg and Susan Jacobson Norborg as an expression of our esteem and respect.