92_HR0360 LRB9208988RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to 3 recognize significant milestones in the lives of the people 4 of this State; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mary Jaros 6 Astroth of Alton, Illinois is celebrating the 100th 7 anniversary of her birth; and 8 WHEREAS, Mary Jaros Astroth was born on September 10, 9 1901, in Olesna, Czechoslovakia to John and Catherine Jaros; 10 and 11 WHEREAS, Mary Jaros Astroth crossed the Atlantic Ocean by 12 boat with her mother, a brother, and a sister in 1906; her 13 family traveled to Valley Park, Missouri where her father was 14 living and waiting for them; she had only four years of 15 education but taught herself arithmetic and spelling at a 16 genius level; and 17 WHEREAS, Mary Jaros Astroth moved to Alton, Illinois at 18 the age of 12; she worked at the Tannery in Hartford, 19 Illinois; she married the late August "Whitey" Henry Astroth 20 on October 4, 1919 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Alton; 21 and 22 WHEREAS, Mary Jaros Astroth became a United States 23 citizen sometime in her late teens; the Astroth family moved 24 to Roxana, Illinois where her husband served as Fire Chief; 25 in 1939, the Astroth family moved to Alton where they bought 26 a tavern on Belle Street and operated it until October 1970; 27 and 28 WHEREAS, Mary Jaros Astroth is the proud mother of six 29 children; the grandmother of 25 grandchildren; the great 30 grandmother of 75 great-grandchildren; the great-great 31 grandmother of 5 great-great grandchildren; and the -2- LRB9208988RHrh 1 grandmother of 4 step-great, great grandchildren; and 2 WHEREAS, Mary Jaros Astroth's greatest loves in her life 3 include her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, 4 church sports, and pinochle; therefore, be it 5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 6 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 7 we congratulate Mary Jaros Astroth on the occasion of her 8 100th birthday and extend to her our sincere best wishes for 9 the future; and be it further 10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 11 presented to Mary Jaros Astroth as an expression of our 12 respect and esteem.