Full Text of HR0363 95th General Assembly
HR0363 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lee and Phyllis | 4 |
| Farlow of Camp Point on being awarded the Illinois Great | 5 |
| American Family Award at the annual meeting of the Illinois | 6 |
| Association of Home and Community Education in March 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Lee and Phyllis Farlow have a long list of | 8 |
| accomplishments and activities; they have raised dairy cattle | 9 |
| all of their lives; they have been 4-H leaders for 35 years, | 10 |
| with Phyllis leading the girls club "Honey Bees" and Lee | 11 |
| leading the boys club "Busy Bees", with the two clubs brought | 12 |
| together into the Camp Point Co-op 4-H Club; they also square | 13 |
| danced, did plays together in the community, and were very | 14 |
| involved at Camp Point United Methodist Church; they received | 15 |
| the Adams/Brown County Great American Family Award in 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Phyllis Farlow taught piano for about 30 years and | 17 |
| has been involved in Home and Community Education (extension) | 18 |
| for over 50 years; she was a choir director for many years; she | 19 |
| was a member of a small quartet called the "Four Misses" for | 20 |
| eight years; she has been involved with the United Methodist | 21 |
| Women, where she has taken part in mission work, a children's | 22 |
| home, and quilt making, among many other activities; she taught | 23 |
| Sunday School for many years; the Camp Point community has seen |
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| her working on Election Day as an election judge at the polls | 2 |
| for 20 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Lee Farlow is one of the charter members of the | 4 |
| Mississippi Valley Black
and White Holstein Club, where he | 5 |
| served as secretary-treasurer for many years; he was a member | 6 |
| of the State Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Board and was | 7 |
| secretary-treasurer of the Adams County Board; he has
served on | 8 |
| the Adams County Farm Bureau Board, Farm Service Agency
Board | 9 |
| and held various offices on the FSA committees; he was on the
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| Golden Locker Co-Op Board, volunteered as an ambulance driver | 11 |
| for the
Camp Point Volunteer Ambulance, and is currently | 12 |
| serving as Camp Point Township Clerk
and is on the Camp Point | 13 |
| Heritage Room Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Lee and Phyllis Farlow raised five children; Mrs. | 15 |
| Mark (Sandy) Cassen, Sam Farlow and wife, Darlene, Steve Farlow | 16 |
| and wife, LeeAnn, Stan Farlow and wife, Dawn, and Mrs. Ted | 17 |
| (Sara) Lung; they have 16 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Lee and Phyllis Farlow on receiving the Illinois | 21 |
| Great American Family Award; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Lee and Phyllis Farlow as a symbol of our esteem | 2 |
| and respect.
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