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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Ellen Brown Dixon on the
4occasion of her 102nd birthday on November 18, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon was born in Canton, Mississippi on
6November 18, 1920; she moved to West Memphis, Arkansas in
71937; she graduated from Central High School in Helena,
8Arkansas; she moved to Chicago in 1940; she then moved to
9Roseland in 1960, where she has been living for the past 62
10years; she married Earnest Dixon, and they were together for
1127 years until his passing in October 2020; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon first worked as a factory worker
13building televisions at Zenith Electronics; she began a new
14career with the Beverly Bank of Chicago, where she worked
15until her retirement in 1983; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon has given back to her community
17through helping those in need by outreach and through local
18churches; she previously volunteered for programs and
19fundraisers and cooked, baked, and served wherever she was
20needed on her block and within her community; she also served
21as a mother to many children in the community; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon formerly belonged to a group called
2the Ten Friendly Ladies, and they would get together to have
3monthly luncheons or to enjoy fun activities; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon first voted in 1940, and she enjoys
5voting for her favorite candidates every election; she also
6enjoys playing bid whist and entertaining family and friends;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon is committed to her faith, believing
9it necessary to continue living a long life; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon is the mother of two sons, the late
11J.D. "Smitty" (Anni) Smith, who passed away in October 2020,
12and David Sigman; she is close to her extended family,
13including her niece, Julia Banks, her nephew, Willis Mondy,
14her great-great-nephew, Marquaris Mondy, and her best friend
15and cousin, Dora Branson; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we congratulate Ellen Brown Dixon on her 102nd birthday on
19November 18, 2022, and we wish her many more wonderful years;
20and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to Ellen Dixon as an expression of our esteem and
2respect.