Full Text of HR0766 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Shirley Ann (Kramer) Hall for | 4 | | her 79 years as a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Hall was born in Centralia to Paul and | 6 | | Helen Kramer on September 8, 1932; she is one of eight | 7 | | children; she is the widow of LTC Ronald J. Hall, a Korean War | 8 | | veteran; they have one son, Bruce Alan (Kathy) Hall, and two | 9 | | grandsons, Eric Lawrence Hall and Jason Lawrence Hall; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Hall joined the George M. Nelms Post 446 | 11 | | of the American Legion Auxiliary in Centralia at the age of | 12 | | nine in September 1941; she was eligible to join the American | 13 | | Legion Auxiliary through her father's service in the U.S. Army; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Hall served as president of the Salem Unit | 16 | | 128, 23rd District, 5th Division of the American Legion | 17 | | Auxiliary from 1957 to 1958 and 1964 to 1965, in addition to | 18 | | four terms while her late husband served as Post 128 Commander | 19 | | from 1994 to 1998, and currently serves as the Salem Auxiliary | 20 | | Historian; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Hall served as president of the Junior |
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| 1 | | Auxiliary, where her mother was also a member; she also served | 2 | | on the Illinois Veterans Commission as an itinerant secretary | 3 | | in the 1960s; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Hall has been involved in a number of | 5 | | organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) | 6 | | Auxiliary, the Eight & Forty, The Disabled American Veterans | 7 | | (DAV) where she is a lifetime member, the Egyptian Past | 8 | | Presidents Club, and the Centralia Post 2055 of the Veterans of | 9 | | Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary as a past president; she also | 10 | | supports the American Legion Child Welfare Fund; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Hall has joined the local American Legion | 12 | | Auxiliary wherever she has lived over the years, including | 13 | | serving as the Quincy Hospital Representative for the American | 14 | | Legion Auxiliary; she has also participated in many Veterans | 15 | | Day and Memorial Day programs; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Some of Shirley Hall's most memorable experiences | 17 | | include making tray favors for veterans as a Junior Auxiliary | 18 | | member, distributing poppies every year, and learning how to | 19 | | conduct a meeting; one of her fondest memories was being | 20 | | installed as Auxiliary Unit President when her son presented | 21 | | her with a bouquet of red roses; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Hall continues her service to the American |
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| 1 | | Legion Auxiliary as a longtime member of the Luther B. Easley | 2 | | Post 128 in Salem; she celebrates 79 years as an active | 3 | | continuous American Legion Auxiliary member in 2020, making her | 4 | | the longest serving Auxiliary member in Illinois history and | 5 | | the second longest serving in the United States; therefore, be | 6 | | it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we commend Shirley Ann Hall on her drive, conviction, and | 10 | | life-long commitment to support our military veterans as a | 11 | | member of the American Legion Auxiliary for the past 79 years | 12 | | and are proud of her efforts to make a difference in her | 13 | | community; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Shirley Hall as a symbol of our respect and | 16 | | esteem.
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