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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Morris Picker on the
4occasion of his 100th birthday on March 7, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Morris Picker was born in Chicago on March 7,
61919; he married Florence on January 7, 1940; she preceded him
7in death on June 16, 1959; he later married Beatrice in 1966;
8she preceded him in death in November 2003; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Morris Picker was a Private First Class and an
10Infantry Rifleman Specialist in the United States Army with the
1124th Division, 21st Infantry, A Company from November 1944
12until February 1946; he fought in the Battle of Leyte during
13World War II and was shot in the hand; he was awarded the World
14War II Victory Medal, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the
15Good Conduct Medal, and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Morris Picker worked as a furrier for 20 years; he
17also owned a resale shop; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Morris Picker has been a lifelong resident of Cook
19County and raised his family in the City of Chicago; he has
20four children, Isabelle, Lenore, Geraldine, and Ralph, ten
21grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we congratulate Morris Picker on his 100th birthday on March 7,
42019; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Morris Picker as an expression of our esteem and
7respect.