Full Text of HR0755 93rd General Assembly
HR0755 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to recognize Victor and Nancy Fachet on | 4 |
| the occasion of their 50th anniversary on August 28, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Victor Sanford Fachet and Nancy Lillian McCarthy | 6 |
| met while working at the Universal Form Clamp Company; and
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| WHEREAS, In March of 1951, Victor was drafted into the Army | 8 |
| and left the company to serve his country in Korea; after his | 9 |
| honorable discharge in September of 1953, he returned to work | 10 |
| at the Universal Form Clamp Company and was soon reacquainted | 11 |
| with Nancy; they both bowled on the company's team; and
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| WHEREAS, One night in January 1954, Danny, a mutual friend, | 13 |
| approached Victor and asked him to drive Nancy home after | 14 |
| bowling that evening; Danny had promised Nancy's parents he | 15 |
| would see her safely home, but met a girl that evening and | 16 |
| wanted to take her out; Victor agreed, drove Nancy home, and | 17 |
| met and talked with her parents; the next Tuesday after bowling | 18 |
| Victor and Nancy went out for a cup of coffee; they talked and | 19 |
| by the end of the evening, Victor asked Nancy to a movie; and
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| WHEREAS, The couple had dated for about 8 months when | 21 |
| Victor proposed to Nancy one night at dinner; she accepted and | 22 |
| they told both sets of parents the happy news; Victor's mother | 23 |
| was a caterer by trade, and immediately volunteered to plan and | 24 |
| have the wedding reception, but Nancy's parents felt it was | 25 |
| their obligation to have the wedding for the couple; in an | 26 |
| effort to prevent any family discord, the couple decided to | 27 |
| elope; and
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| WHEREAS, On Saturday, August 28, 1954, Nancy and Victor | 29 |
| were married at the Cook County Courthouse in downtown Chicago; | 30 |
| after the ceremony, they celebrated their union at a cozy |
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| seafood restaurant near the courthouse; and
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| WHEREAS, The couple have raised four children, Donald | 3 |
| Robert, Lynn Ann, Karan Sue, and Connie Jean; they are the | 4 |
| proud grandparents of five, Daniel Victor, Alicia Marie, | 5 |
| Timothy John, Jr., Katelyn Faith, and Sean Michael; and
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| WHEREAS, Nancy and Victor have always believed in giving | 7 |
| back to the communities in which they lived; together and | 8 |
| separately they've volunteered many years of time and effort to | 9 |
| different causes, including various church organizations, The | 10 |
| Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts of America, and their | 11 |
| homeowners' association; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| congratulate Victor and Nancy Fachet on the occasion of their | 15 |
| 50th anniversary and wish them health and happiness in all of | 16 |
| their future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Victor and Nancy Fachet as a token of our respect | 19 |
| and esteem.
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