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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to
3 recognize significant milestones in the lives of the people
4 of this State; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Ms. Leta
6 Plocher of Highland recently celebrated the 100th anniversary
7 of her birth; and
8 WHEREAS, Ms. Plocher was born September 19, 1903; she is
9 the oldest of 5 children who grew up on a farm 6.5 miles east
10 of Highland; she married Orville Plocher in 1923; Mr. Plocher
11 passed away in 1998; and
12 WHEREAS, Mrs. Plocher is the proud mother of 4 children;
13 her three daughters are Jaunita Flamm, Janice Johns, and Jo
14 Miller; her son is O. John Plocher; and
15 WHEREAS, Mrs. Plocher remains very active as a
16 centenarian; she credits her long life and good health to
17 staying away from alcoholic beverages and keeping a busy
18 schedule; she reads, works crossword puzzles, makes small
19 quilts, plays bingo twice a week, and attends Bible study and
20 Sunday evening worship at Highland Home; she continues to
21 feed her love of flowers by maintaining both a window ledge
22 garden and an outdoor flower patch; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we congratulate Ms. Leta Plocher on attaining a milestone in
26 her life with her 100th birthday, and we extend to Ms.
27 Plocher our sincere best wishes for the future; and be it
28 further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to Ms. Leta Plocher as an expression of our respect
31 and esteem.