Full Text of HR1285 94th General Assembly
HR1285 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize | 3 |
| significant milestones in the lives of the people of this | 4 |
| State; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mae Schien will | 6 |
| celebrate her 90th birthday with a celebratory dinner on May 5, | 7 |
| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born May 5, 1916 in a windswept house on | 9 |
| the prairie near Mullinville, Kansas, the only child of Edwin | 10 |
| and Clara Voight, who moved to Kaufman Station, Illinois when | 11 |
| she was a young child; and
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| WHEREAS, Mae was an active athlete and artist; she | 13 |
| graduated from Blackburn College and taught art in Maywood and | 14 |
| Edwardsville public schools, where she supervised art | 15 |
| instruction for the entire district; and
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| WHEREAS, Mae married her childhood sweetheart, Clarence | 17 |
| Schien, on December 27, 1952 and they had a loving marriage, | 18 |
| residing in Worden, Illinois for 47 years before he died on | 19 |
| June 10, 2000; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Mae is the proud and caring mother of Suzanne, | 21 |
| Karen, Janice, and Sandra; the grandmother of l0: Mark, Deanna, | 22 |
| Tim, Annette, Randy, Andrew, Marci, Barrie, Todd, and Jason; | 23 |
| and the great grandmother of 11: Brett, Bobby, Michael, Kileen, | 24 |
| Mitchell, Tyler, Miranda, Erika, Jessica, Luke, and Alyssa; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Schien is able to live independently with her | 26 |
| cat, Kitty, and is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in | 27 |
| Worden, Illinois, where she attends services regularly; and | 28 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Schien is an ardent animal lover who nurtured |
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| dozens of cats and kittens and also fed and attracted hundreds | 2 |
| of birds when she lived in the country and has a green thumb | 3 |
| that coaxes beauty and blooms from plants, shrubs, and trees; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, Mae Schien has had such a positive impact on her | 6 |
| daughters and family and sets an example for us all with her | 7 |
| love and compassion for animals and nature; therefore, be it | 8 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 |
| we congratulate Mrs. Mae Schien on the occasion of her 90th | 11 |
| birthday, and we extend to her our sincere best wishes for the | 12 |
| future; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Mrs. Schien as an expression of our respect and | 15 |
| esteem.
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