HR0981 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor Norma Everett on over 50 years as a member of Republican women's clubs; and

WHEREAS, Norma Everett grew up in Cyahoga Falls, Ohio, the older sister to a younger brother and sister; she took piano lessons, tap-dancing lessons, learned to play the ukulele, and won a local spelling-bee contest in high school; and

WHEREAS, Norma Everett married Tom Everett, who was in the United States Navy and served during World War II; they spent time living in Puerto Rico and the states of Washington, Ohio, Indiana, New York, Nebraska, and eventually Illinois; Norma and her husband had 2 sons, 2 daughters, grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter; and

WHEREAS, Norma Everett has been working with Republican women's groups since 1963; her family moved to Lombard in the mid-1960s and she became active in the Lombard Republican Women's Club, serving as its President in 1973; she served standing and special committee chairs, as an election judge, and has attended several National Federation of Republican Women and International Federation of Republican Women conventions; she helped write a Pink Elephant Republican Women's Clubs booklet on club issues, served as a Republican booth worker for the DuPage County Fair for many years, and was a DuPage Federation of Republican Women's Club officer and committee person; in 2006, she helped organize the bringing together of 4 clubs (Lombard, Oak Brook, Villa Park, Elmhurst) to become the York Township Republican Women's Organization, and for 5 years she served as the organizations's secretary; and

WHEREAS, A surprise party was held for Norma Everett by the York Township Republican Women's Organization at Maxfield's Restaurant in Lombard on March 29, 2014; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Norma Everett on over 50 years as a member of Republican women's clubs and wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Norma Everett as an expression of our esteem and respect.