Full Text of HR0542 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ann Kovalick of | 4 | | Yorkville on the occasion of her 100th birthday; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick was born in Hazelton, Pennsylvania | 6 | | on February 1, 1924; her father drove delivery wagons and | 7 | | worked in coal mines; her mother was a homemaker; at the time, | 8 | | they had no car, television, telephone, or indoor plumbing; | 9 | | and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick graduated from Hazelton High School | 11 | | in 1942 and went to work in the Craft Factory making men's | 12 | | shirts; she worked there throughout World War II; after the | 13 | | war, she loved going dancing at big band and swing band | 14 | | concerts; eventually, she waved at a guy named Joe, and they | 15 | | subsequently married and moved to Illinois in 1947; they lived | 16 | | in Aurora for a time, but later they moved to a farm in | 17 | | Bristol; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick and her husband raised dairy cattle | 19 | | and farmed acres of corn and beans; later, they moved to Sugar | 20 | | Grove to another farm; she helped with everything on the farm | 21 | | and raised her three children, Barbara, Joe, and Ann; she also | 22 | | raised prize-winning pigs and had innumerable pets, including |
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| 1 | | dogs, cats, birds, foxes, and racoons; she also had several | 2 | | dachshunds; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick's parents later moved to Illinois, | 4 | | where they lived in an apartment on her farm; her dad worked at | 5 | | a factory in Aurora until he retired; they were well taken care | 6 | | of by the family until they passed; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick never learned how to drive; she | 8 | | relied on friends and family to take her places; she was a good | 9 | | cook and a wonderful baker; her pies won many ribbons at local | 10 | | fairs; everyone who visited was welcome at her table to enjoy | 11 | | some of her homemade goodies; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick and her husband were very active | 13 | | with the American Legion; they helped cook at legion | 14 | | functions; her husband served in several offices, and she was | 15 | | in the auxiliary; their youngest daughter was involved in all | 16 | | of the parades dressed in red, white, and blue; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick's husband worked for seed companies, | 18 | | and they were able to do a lot of traveling with the dealers; | 19 | | cruises were their favorite; they also toured Hawaii, and her | 20 | | favorite story from that trip was about the time she was | 21 | | leaving a pineapple plantation and her husband took off in the | 22 | | car without her; she also loved Las Vegas and playing the slot |
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| 1 | | machines; she visited Deadwood, South Dakota with her | 2 | | daughters and attended a motorcycle rally in Sturgis; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Ben's Giant Pumpkins was formed on Ann Kovalick's | 4 | | farm, and for many years, acres of pumpkins, squash, and | 5 | | Indian corn were grown; she sold pick your own pumpkins for the | 6 | | month of October and had many customers from all over the area; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick's husband, Joe, passed away in 2007 | 9 | | during October; his loss is still felt, and her son now carries | 10 | | on the farming; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick's son lives on and runs the family | 12 | | farm; one of her daughters lives in Missouri, and the other | 13 | | daughter now resides in Texas; she is a proud grandmother of | 14 | | five and a great-grandmother of 10; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ann Kovalick's worst enemy was arthritis; the old | 16 | | farm house with many stairs became too difficult for her to | 17 | | manage, so she now resides at Heritage Woods Assisted Living | 18 | | Center in Yorkville, where she is taken care of and has many | 19 | | friends; her family visits her and lights up her day; she now | 20 | | drives, but in a wheelchair, so everyone needs to look out; she | 21 | | is called an energizer bunny because she just keeps going; | 22 | | therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Ann Kovalick on this historic occasion and | 4 | | wish her the best 100th birthday celebration; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Ann Kovalick as a symbol of our respect and | 8 | | esteem. |
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