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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Elvia Lee Steward
4 on the occasion of her 94th birthday on August 26, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Elvia Steward retired from the Manteno Mental
6 Health Center in 1980 after many years of dedicated service;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, Elvia Steward served as the Pembroke Township
9 Clerk; she was a Co-County Chairman of the Democratic Party;
10 she was a member of the board of the Pembroke Area Family
11 Health Center; she is a charter member of the first Sheriff's
12 Merit Commission; she is a charter member of AFSCME Council 31
13 and a past vice president and charter member of the AFSCME
14 Subchapter 57 Retirees; she served as President of the Kankakee
15 Mental Health Council; she was a member and past President of
16 the Pembroke Community Chorus; she was a charter member of the
17 Habitat for Humanity Board in Pembroke Township; she is a
18 member of the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Board; she serves
19 as Chairperson of the Kankakee TRIAD of the Kankakee Sheriff's
20 Department; she also serves as Treasurer of the Center for
21 Re-Education and Family Training; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Elvia Steward has volunteered great amounts of her

 

 

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1 time and energy to charitable causes, including food pantries
2 and various community organizations; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Elvia Steward is a member and choir member of the
4 Pembroke Community Reformed Church in Pembroke Township; she
5 also serves as a Sunday School teacher, Past President of the
6 Women's Guild, and a member of the Scholarships and Benevolence
7 Committees at the church and has been designated Senior of the
8 Year several times; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Elvia Steward serves as a model of hard work,
10 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
11 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 congratulate Elvia Lee Steward on the occasion of her 94th
15 birthday and wish her many happy and healthy years to come; and
16 be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Elvia Steward as a symbol of our esteem and
19 respect.