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92_HR0467
LRB9209568RHrhA
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 Edna Liebig
6 Baum of Lebanon, Illinois is celebrating the 100th
7 anniversary of her birth; and
8 WHEREAS, Mrs. Baum was born on August 17, 1901 in
9 Kentucky; she was adopted by Henry and Minnie Liebig of
10 Mascoutah in 1904; and
11 WHEREAS, Mrs. Baum is a 1920 graduate of the Strassberger
12 Conservatory of Music in St. Louis, where she played the
13 piano; and
14 WHEREAS, Edna Liebig Baum married the late Walter Baum of
15 Lebanon in 1921; they are the parents of seven children; and
16 WHEREAS, After her husband suffered an injury, Mrs. Baum
17 worked to support her family at various department stores
18 including Stix, Baer, Fuller, and Famous Barr and at Paris
19 Cleaners in Lebanon until her retirement in 1964; and
20 WHEREAS, Mrs. Baum is the proud grandmother of 27
21 grandchildren, the great grandmother of 36 great
22 grandchildren, and the great-great grandmother of 2
23 great-great grandchildren; and
24 WHEREAS, Mrs. Baum is a member of the First Presbyterian
25 Church in Lebanon; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we congratulate Edna Liebig Baum on the occasion of her 100th
29 birthday and extend to her our sincere best wishes for the
30 future; and be it further
-2- LRB9209568RHrhA
1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Edna Liebig Baum as an expression of our respect
3 and esteem.