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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of
4 Cleo Dunaway Craig of Marion on Saturday, June 28, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Craig was the oldest living resident of
6 Illinois and was the third oldest person in the United
7 States; she was born in 1890 and graduated from Marion High
8 School in 1908; she taught school for a short time the next
9 year; and
10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Craig worked for the Marion Daily
11 Republican in 1917 while her husband, Edgar, fought in World
12 War I; she quit her job and spent most of her time as a
13 homemaker after her husband returned from fighting the war;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, Mrs. Craig and her husband attended the Chicago
16 World's Fair in the 1930s; she later attended the Montreal
17 and New York City World's Fairs; and
18 WHEREAS, Mrs. Craig was preceded in death by her husband
19 and her only child, Elizabeth; and
20 WHEREAS, Mrs. Craig was known as the oldest fan of the
21 Chicago Cubs for which she received an autographed photograph
22 of Hall of Fame Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks; she could
23 remember the Cubs last World Series Championship in 1908;
24 therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we mourn the passing of Cleo Dunaway Craig; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to the family of Mrs. Craig as an expression of our
30 deepest sympathy.