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92_HR0533 LRB9211094RHrhA 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are honored to recognize significant 4 milestones in the lives of the people of this State; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mary Alma 6 Koerner of Lemont, Illinois is celebrating the 100th 7 anniversary of her birth; and 8 WHEREAS, Mary Alma Koerner was born on November 17, 1901 9 in Ellis, Kansas; she graduated from Kansas University with a 10 teaching degree with a minor in music; and 11 WHEREAS, Mary Alma Koerner married Anthony Koerner in 12 1920; to this union three sons were born, Wesley, Richard, 13 and James; she is the proud grandmother of seven 14 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren; and 15 WHEREAS, The Koerners moved to the Chicago area in 1927 16 where Mary pursued her music career; and 17 WHEREAS, Mrs. Koerner worked for the Central States 18 Teamworkers' Union and she taught third and fourth grade at 19 Sacred Heart Grammar School; after her retirement from 20 teaching, she began working for the Palos Hills Park 21 District, where she started the PLOWS program; and 22 WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Koerner served as a member 23 to many organizations and was instrumental in starting some; 24 she was President of the Council of Catholic Women, President 25 of the Daughters of Isabella, The Altar and Rosary Society, 26 and President of the Women for Democratic Action; she also 27 joined several Palos Hills Clubs for Senior Citizens and 28 served as President of several organizations; and 29 WHEREAS, Mrs. Koerner served as the Illinois 30 Representative for the 3rd Congressional District on -2- LRB9211094RHrhA 1 President Reagan's Council for the Aging; therefore, be it 2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 3 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 4 we congratulate Mary Alma Koerner on the occasion of her 5 100th birthday and extend to her our sincere best wishes for 6 the future; and be it further 7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 8 presented to Mary Alma Koerner as an expression of our 9 esteem.