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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize significant events
4 in the lives of the people of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Betty Callahan
6 of Clinton, Illinois recently celebrated the one-hundredth
7 anniversary of her birth at an open house organized by her
8 granddaughters, Jill Hull and Bonnie Cooper; and
9 WHEREAS, Ms. Callahan was born January 18, 1902, and
10 attended beauty school in Chicago, Illinois in 1922; and
11 WHEREAS, Ms. Callahan has led an exciting and fruitful
12 life, including a visit to the 1940 New York World's Fair and
13 a date with Al Capone; and
14 WHEREAS, Ms. Callahan has stayed in Clinton for most of
15 her life, also living in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Hemit,
16 California; and
17 WHEREAS, Ms. Callahan, who lives in her own home and does
18 her own cooking and housework, attributes her longevity and
19 good health to her cheerful attitude and faith in God, and
20 possibly to the warm glass of milk she drinks before bed each
21 night; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate Betty Callahan on the occasion of her 100th
25 birthday and extend to Ms. Callahan our sincere best wishes
26 for the future; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Betty Callahan as an expression of our respect
29 and esteem.