Full Text of HR1548 095th General Assembly
HR1548 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to congratulate Edward E. Hahn on the | 4 |
| occasion of the celebration of his 100th birthday; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward E. Hahn was born on November 30, 1908 in | 6 |
| Jasper County; he is the son of Samuel and Katherine Schmidt | 7 |
| Hahn; he continued to live on his family's farm until his | 8 |
| retirement in 1970, when he and his wife moved to Ste. Marie; | 9 |
| they have traveled to nearly all 50 states since their | 10 |
| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward E. Hahn was the oldest of 4 children; he | 12 |
| married Angela Spitzer in 1938; together, they have two | 13 |
| daughters, Madonna Schackmann and Mary Lou Kessler; Edward and | 14 |
| Angela also have 5 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and 3 | 15 |
| great-great-grandchildren; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Edward E. Hahn received his education in a | 17 |
| one-room schoolhouse, where one teacher taught eight grade | 18 |
| levels and there was a one-mile daily walk for the children; | 19 |
| his sisters took piano lessons while he listened and watched, | 20 |
| eventually learning to play a saxophone and violin by ear; he | 21 |
| then began playing in a band in order to earn extra spending | 22 |
| money, an activity he continued until starting a family; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward E. Hahn can remember going from utilizing a | 2 |
| horse and buggy to the advent of automobiles to seeing a man | 3 |
| land on the moon; he started farming with horses before getting | 4 |
| a tractor and more modern equipment later in his life; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward E. Hahn learned to drive at a very early | 6 |
| age and continued driving until the age of 97, due to poor | 7 |
| eyesight; he boasted at that time that he had never had an | 8 |
| accident or ticket; in 2005, he and his wife moved to Newton to | 9 |
| be close to their daughter, Madonna, and they continue to live | 10 |
| independently with the help of their daughter and | 11 |
| granddaughters; and
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| WHEREAS, Edward E. Hahn has been a lifelong member of the | 13 |
| Catholic Church, attending services at St. Mary's in Ste. Marie | 14 |
| and currently at St. Thomas in Newton; he is also a Fourth | 15 |
| Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Edward | 19 |
| E. Hahn on the occasion of his 100th birthday; that we commend | 20 |
| him for achieving a long and fulfilling life; and we wish him | 21 |
| continued happiness and good health in the future; and be it | 22 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Edward E. Hahn as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 |
| respect.
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