Full Text of HR1248 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate CP Crawford on the | 4 | | occasion of his 111th birthday on August 25, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, CP Crawford was born in Jackson, Mississippi to | 6 | | John and Mattie Crawford on August 25, 1907; his mother passed | 7 | | away when he was an infant, and his father struggled with | 8 | | raising six children while also working in the fields; he and | 9 | | his siblings were all separated and raised by aunts and uncles; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, CP Crawford began working in the fields at the age | 12 | | of four and was not allowed to attend school; he spent his days | 13 | | picking cotton, plowing fields for corn, and maintaining the | 14 | | gardens until the age of 12; when he was 13, he was offered a | 15 | | job washing dishes at a cafe; later in life, he worked at the | 16 | | Southland Oil Refinery in Mississippi and the Illinois Central | 17 | | Railroad, which brought him to Chicago; after more than 11 | 18 | | years working for the railroad, he retired; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, During his life, CP Crawford was married three | 20 | | times; although he had two biological children, he was a father | 21 | | to six; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In November of 2015, with the help of the staff | 2 | | and students of Thornton Fractional South High School and the | 3 | | Activity Director at the Tri-State Nursing and Rehabilitation | 4 | | Center, CP Crawford was issued an honorary high school diploma, | 5 | | complete with a ceremony attended by students, faculty, staff, | 6 | | and administrators from both the high school and Tri-State, as | 7 | | well as village officials; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, CP Crawford has always been known as a loving and | 9 | | caring man who would give his last if it would help someone in | 10 | | need; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | congratulate CP Crawford on his 111th birthday on August 25, | 14 | | 2018; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to CP Crawford as an expression of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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