HR0822 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mayme Goestenkors on the occasion of celebrating her 100th birthday on October 13, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Mayme Goestenkors was born on October 13, 1907; she is the second child of Joseph and Adelheid (Kampwerth) Grapperhaus; and

WHEREAS, Mayme Goestenkors dropped out of school after the passing of her mother in 1920 to help on the family farm and to help raise her younger siblings; her time on the family farm taught her the importance of hard work, which is perhaps the secret to her amazing longevity; and

WHEREAS, Mayme Goestenkors married Theodore Goestenkors; together, they managed the Vee Bee Lounge in Breese; they also owned and managed Dick's Tavern on North 1st Street in Breese and the Southside Tavern on South 4th Street in Breese; and

WHEREAS, Mayme Goestenkors enjoys quilting, using her own designs to stamp the quilts; she also enjoys baking sugar cookies and cream puffs; and

WHEREAS, Mayme Goestenkors was active with the Breese Legion Ladies Auxiliary, the St. Joseph's Hospital Auxiliary, Daughters of Isabella, and St. Augustine Church; and

WHEREAS, Mayme Goestenkors has developed an excellent reputation in her community as a fun-loving person with a contagious laugh; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Mayme Goestenkors on the occasion of celebrating her 100th birthday and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mayme Goestenkors as a symbol of our esteem and respect.