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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Pauline Moore of
4 Mt. Vernon on the occasion of her 95th birthday; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Pauline Moore will be 95 years old on August 11,
6 2007; she was born in Jefferson County August 11, 1902, 4 miles
7 east of Mt. Vernon; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Her grandfather came from England and her parents
9 were Walter Waite and Mary Ellen Highsmith; the Waites had 4
10 boys and three girls; she had a brother who lived to be 103;
11 and
 
12     WHEREAS, Pauline married Lee Moore (now deceased) in 1936
13 and had 3 children, Carolyn Tate, Jim Moore, and Larry (now
14 deceased); she has held numerous jobs, one as a school bus
15 driver for special education children, and one in the high
16 school cafeteria; and
 
17     WHEREAS, She lives at a senior complex at 4220 Rose Lane in
18 Mt. Vernon; her hobbies include crocheting, quilting, and
19 embroidering pillow cases; the items that she makes are sold at
20 a silent auction with the proceeds going to the Waite Family
21 Reunion; she belongs to Southside Baptist Church and is a

 

 

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1 member of the VFW; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Pauline learned to drive at 12 years of age and
3 she still drives today; she never missed an election and is a
4 life-long Democrat; the Waite Family Reunion will be held at
5 the Rose Lane Community Center and Pauline expects to be the
6 oldest person at the reunion; and she hopes they will serve her
7 favorite food, fried chicken; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate this lovely woman, Pauline Moore, on her 95th
11 birthday and wish her nothing but the best in the future; and
12 be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Pauline Moore as a symbol of our respect.