Full Text of HR0014 94th General Assembly
HR0014 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois wish to congratulate Catherine Fuller, an | 4 |
| esteemed resident of Flat Rock, on the occasion of the | 5 |
| celebration of her 100th birthday on January 21, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in 1905, the daughter of Richard and | 7 |
| Kitty Farris; she had three sisters, two brothers, a | 8 |
| step-sister, and three step-brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Isaac "Zeke" Fuller and they had three | 10 |
| children, Milford, Sharon Pritchard, and Doris Decker; she has | 11 |
| four grandchildren, Lance and Todd Decker, Lynnette Knoblett, | 12 |
| and Chad Pritchard, and six great-grandchildren, Bridget | 13 |
| Brady, Alex and Madison Decker, and Autumn and Chase Knoblett; | 14 |
| her husband and her son, Milford, are deceased; and
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| WHEREAS, Before she went to live with her daughter, | 16 |
| Catherine spent her entire life in Crawford or Lawrence County | 17 |
| on a farm; she always milked a lot of cows, raised hogs, had a | 18 |
| lot of chickens, and spent a lot of days working in the fields; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, She was known for her baked pies; one year, she | 21 |
| made over 200 pies and most were given away; in her spare time, | 22 |
| Catherine liked to crochet, piece quilts, and quilt; at the age | 23 |
| of 96, she could still do her own tatting and made yards of it; | 24 |
| at the age of 100, Catherine attributes her long life to hard | 25 |
| work, good clean country air, and faith in the Lord; therefore, | 26 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 28 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 29 |
| we extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to | 30 |
| Catherine Fuller on the occasion of her 100th birthday; that we |
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| commend her for achieving a long and fulfilling life, and we | 2 |
| wish her continued happiness and good health in the future; and | 3 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to Catherine Fuller as an expression of our respect | 6 |
| and esteem.
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