Full Text of HR0552 94th General Assembly
HR0552 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Mildred "Milly" Ruth is retiring after serving | 3 |
| Grafton Township in McHenry County for over four decades; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Ruth, whose family was involved in Grafton | 5 |
| Township government for decades, is retiring as Township | 6 |
| Supervisor; she began serving as the Township's bookkeeper in | 7 |
| 1964; she followed both her husband and son as Supervisor; she | 8 |
| assisted her husband, Howard, for three terms, then her son, | 9 |
| Charles, for two terms; after she was appointed Supervisor, she | 10 |
| ran unopposed for the last three terms; and
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| WHEREAS, She and her husband, Howard, farmed and also owned | 12 |
| the Dairy Mart on Route 47 in Huntley; after selling the Dairy | 13 |
| Mart, she went to work at Union Special, a commercial sewing | 14 |
| machine factory, before going to work for the Township; and
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| WHEREAS, Grafton Township was at one time considered a | 16 |
| rural area, but has diversified and is now considered urban; | 17 |
| the Township building has been enlarged and the possibility of | 18 |
| senior citizen transportation is being considered; and
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| WHEREAS, She is proud of Grafton Township's food pantry | 20 |
| that has grown over the last several years; it serves more than | 21 |
| 100 singles and 45 to 50 families each month; and
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| WHEREAS, Following her retirement, Mrs. Ruth will still be | 23 |
| involved in the American Legion Auxiliary, Chamber of Commerce, | 24 |
| and church; she also works at a thrift shop that benefits the | 25 |
| hospital in Woodstock; and
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| WHEREAS, She has two sons, Charles and William, and a | 27 |
| daughter, Penny; and
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| WHEREAS, The citizens of Grafton Township are grateful for |
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| Mildred "Milly" Ruth's service to their community; therefore, | 2 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we congratulate Mildred "Milly" Ruth for her many years of | 6 |
| exemplary service to Grafton Township and wish her the best in | 7 |
| her retirement and future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Mildred "Milly" Ruth as an expression of our | 10 |
| respect and esteem.
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