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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate Glenna Pearl
4 Flesner on 50 years of service at the Green Grill Restaurant
5 in Centralia; and
6 WHEREAS, Mrs. Flesner was born on a farm near Shumway;
7 she was the third of ten children born to Glen W. Kyle and
8 Bessie Edna (Dial) Kyle; she attended Kyle grade school,
9 which was a one room school nicknamed Frog Pond; she attended
10 Beecher City High School, where she was a drum majorette;
11 after high school, she worked in Effingham at the News Stand,
12 Wabash Cafe, and Norge Factory; and
13 WHEREAS, Glenna married Ross Flesner in Effingham in
14 1949; as a result of Mr. Flesner's job with Gordon Trucking
15 Company, the family moved to Centralia in 1953; she began
16 working at the Green Grill that year; throughout her years at
17 the Green Grill, she has managed, bartended, baked,
18 waitressed, and planned for special occasions; she has always
19 been ready to make things right for the customer; and
20 WHEREAS, Mrs. Flesner loves to travel; she enjoys working
21 in her garden and has a green thumb; her favorite holiday is
22 Thanksgiving; she enjoys most sports, especially baseball;
23 she keeps up with all the stats of the St. Louis Cardinals;
24 in earlier years, she was on a bowling team in Centralia;
25 therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we offer hearty congratulations to Glenna Pearl Flesner on
29 her 50 years of service at the the Green Grill Restaurant in
30 Centralia; and be it further
31 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to Mrs. Flesner as an expression of our respect and
2 esteem.