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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize
3 significant milestones in the lives of the people of this
4 State; and
 
5     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mabel
6 (Stevenson) Robinson of Chicago is celebrating the 80th
7 anniversary of her birth; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mrs. Robinson was born on September 23, 1925, in
9 Denver, Colorado; she married Robert Robinson, and together
10 they had eight children; the children were raised in the Roman
11 Catholic faith and attended Catholic elementary and high
12 schools in Chicago; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Sadly, her husband passed away at a young age, and
14 Mrs. Robinson continued to raise her children on her own; she
15 kept them in Catholic schools and ensured that they attended
16 college; today, the professions of her children include police
17 officer, registered nurse, counselor, pharmacist, lawyer, CEO
18 of the local (Detroit area) Girl Scouts, college placement
19 counselor, university administrator, and business owner; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Her family is hosting an 80th birthday party in
21 her honor on Saturday, September 24, 2005; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate Mabel (Stevenson) Robinson on the occasion of
25 her 80th birthday, and we extend to her 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 her as an expression of our respect and esteem.