Full Text of HR0678 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Lorrine Elizabeth Smith | 4 | | on the occasion of her 100th birthday on September 6, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith was born on September 6, 1915 in | 6 | | Buffalo Hart to Orville and Minnie (nee English) Artis; her | 7 | | twin sister, Corrine, came 15 minutes earlier; along with her | 8 | | brothers, Ashley and D'Arcy, the family settled in Springfield; | 9 | | she and her sister attended Lincoln Public School and were | 10 | | among 3 African-Americans to graduate from Springfield High | 11 | | School in 1931; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith moved to Chicago and married George | 13 | | Oliver Smith in 1940; they lived on the South Side and operated | 14 | | a tailor shop; she moved back to Springfield while her husband | 15 | | served in the United States Navy during World War II; her son, | 16 | | George Allan was born in 1944 and her daughter, Janice Ellen | 17 | | was born in 1946; after the war, they settled in Chicago and | 18 | | opened a cleaning and tailoring shop; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith always had music a part of her life; | 20 | | her brother played guitar and she was part of a musical | 21 | | quartet, the J and A Melody Maids, along with 2 other sisters; | 22 | | her children all played a musical instrument and she sang in |
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| 1 | | the choir at the local church; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith worked for the University of | 3 | | Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, the Chicago | 4 | | Board of Education, and for the Bishop of the Northern Illinois | 5 | | Conference of the United Methodist Church; she retired in 1980 | 6 | | and continued to work for her local church; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith enjoys westerns, golf, and | 8 | | traveling around the world; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith has 4 grandchildren, Paul, Derren, | 10 | | Marcus, and Kristen; one great-granddaughter, Paula; one | 11 | | great-great-granddaughter, Rhea; and a great-granddaughter on | 12 | | the way; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate Lorrine Elizabeth Smith on her 100th birthday, and | 16 | | we wish her many more wonderful years; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Lorrine Smith as an expression of our esteem and | 19 | | respect.
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