Full Text of HR0142 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Morris Picker on the | 4 | | occasion of his 100th birthday on March 7, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Morris Picker was born in Chicago on March 7, | 6 | | 1919; he married Florence on January 7, 1940; she preceded him | 7 | | in death on June 16, 1959; he later married Beatrice in 1966; | 8 | | she preceded him in death in November 2003; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Morris Picker was a Private First Class and an | 10 | | Infantry Rifleman Specialist in the United States Army with the | 11 | | 24th Division, 21st Infantry, A Company from November 1944 | 12 | | until February 1946; he fought in the Battle of Leyte during | 13 | | World War II and was shot in the hand; he was awarded the World | 14 | | War II Victory Medal, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the | 15 | | Good Conduct Medal, and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Morris Picker worked as a furrier for 20 years; he | 17 | | also owned a resale shop; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Morris Picker has been a lifelong resident of Cook | 19 | | County and raised his family in the City of Chicago; he has | 20 | | four children, Isabelle, Lenore, Geraldine, and Ralph, ten | 21 | | grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Morris Picker on his 100th birthday on March 7, | 4 | | 2019; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Morris Picker as an expression of our esteem and | 7 | | respect.
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