Full Text of HR0810 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Laurette Kittler on the | 4 | | occasion of being inducted into St. Benedict School's Hall of | 5 | | Fame on October 24, 2015; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Laurette Kittler was born on December 17, 1928 in | 7 | | Chicago; before finding her way into education, she studied and | 8 | | traveled as an actress, working in various companies and | 9 | | sharing the stage with the likes of Harvey Korman and Celeste | 10 | | Holm; she eventually met her life partner, Emil Kittler, whom | 11 | | she married in 1952; the couple had one daughter, Emily, who | 12 | | took part in several of her mother's shows; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, After many years as an actress, she decided that | 14 | | the difficult life of a thespian was not the direction she | 15 | | wanted to take; her father then encouraged her to go back to | 16 | | school and teach; in the spring of 1959, while teaching at St. | 17 | | Gregory on Chicago's north side, she was asked to direct a play | 18 | | at St. Benedict High School that was already in production; the | 19 | | following school year, she was hired to teach and direct at St. | 20 | | Benedict; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, From the 1950s to the mid-1990s, Laurette Kittler | 22 | | directed countless productions and taught thousands of |
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| 1 | | students; she also inspired them to be better people; by | 2 | | marrying her love of theater with her love of teaching, she | 3 | | taught her drama students not only to act and "project", but | 4 | | also learn the vital skills of teamwork, dedication, and a | 5 | | professional attitude that makes one successful in life; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Upon her retirement, Laurette Kittler made her way | 7 | | to southern California, where she acted in a local troupe for | 8 | | many years; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In honor of Laurette Kittler's induction into the | 10 | | St. Benedict Hall of Fame, a scholarship to a high school drama | 11 | | student will be presented in her name; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Laurette Kittler serves as a model of hard work, | 13 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 14 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | congratulate Laurette Kittler on the occasion of being inducted | 18 | | into St. Benedict School's Hall of Fame and wish her continued | 19 | | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Laurette Kittler as a symbol of our esteem and |
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