Full Text of HR0992 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Lillian K. Savage De Pew | 4 | | Bennett on the occasion of her 100th birthday on February 24, | 5 | | 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett was born on February | 7 | | 24, 1916 in Waukegan; she married Alfred De Pew in 1935 in | 8 | | North Chicago; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett's youth was spent in | 10 | | several homes in Waukegan, including homes on the 800 block of | 11 | | Franklin Street, the 900 block of Jackson Street, East 17th | 12 | | Street, Victory Street, McAlister Street, Clarke Avenue, | 13 | | Clarkson Street, and Victoria Avenue in North Chicago; she | 14 | | attended North School, Central School, West School, Whittier | 15 | | School, and Waukegan High School; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, During her life, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett has | 17 | | seen amazing things, such as the in-home use of electricity and | 18 | | the evolution of many inventions, such as the telephone, the | 19 | | Internet, the automobile, and the airplane and has seen them | 20 | | become a mainstay of the modern world; she has also survived | 21 | | the Great Depression, World War II, and managed to raise 2 | 22 | | children by herself while her husband was deployed overseas |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett is well known in her | 3 | | community for the sewing clubs she started for all of the girls | 4 | | in her neighborhood from the 1940s into the 1980s; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett has 4 children, | 6 | | David, Marie, Kathy, and Dean; 14 grandchildren; 18 | 7 | | great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren; she also | 8 | | has one living brother, Glenn; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett has served as a | 10 | | mother, matriarch, mentor, friend, and as a huge inspiration to | 11 | | all who have known and loved her and have been the recipients | 12 | | of her love and guidance; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett will celebrate her | 14 | | 100th birthday on February 20, 2016 with a celebration at | 15 | | Gurnee Community Church in Gurnee; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | congratulate Lillian K. Savage De Pew Bennett on the occasion | 19 | | of her 100th birthday and wish her continued success and | 20 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett as a symbol of our | 3 | | esteem and respect.
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