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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the
3 Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate
4 Sammie Lee and Rochelle Young on the occasion of their 50th
5 wedding anniversary; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Young were married on December 18,
7 1955, in Chicago; they have resided in the 21st Ward for 41
8 years; and
 
9     WHEREAS, They have four children, Sammie, Larry, Terry, and
10 Reginald (deceased), who all became law enforcement officers;
11 they also have six grandchildren; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Sammie Lee Young, Sr., has been a longshoreman for
13 the past 50 years; he is an active member of the International
14 Longshoremen's Union, a 32nd Degree Mason and Shriner (Rolling
15 Nobles), and has supported both his wife and children in their
16 successful endeavors; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Rochelle Young is the founder of Granny's House, a
18 not-for-profit shelter located in the Englewood community that
19 serves abused and homeless women and their children; she has
20 spent the majority of her adult life working for the betterment
21 of women and children; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Mrs. Young is currently a foster mother to five
23 children; she worked for 20 years for the Chicago Public
24 Schools in the Food Services Department as the lunchroom
25 manager; for 12 years, she owned and operated A-Young Kuddly
26 Care, a day care service for children; for 10 years, she
27 provided a food catering service; and for four years, she
28 operated ROZ Bus Service for day care children; she is an
29 Eastern Star member; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Both Sammie Lee and Rochelle Young have been
2 productive members of their city and surrounding community;
3 they are role models of consistency, endurance, and
4 responsibility - characteristics desperately needed for our
5 younger generation; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate Sammie Lee and Rochelle Young on the occasion
9 of their 50th wedding anniversary; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Sammie Lee and Rochelle Young as an expression of
12 our respect and esteem and with best wishes for many more happy
13 and rewarding years.