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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Charlessa Wiggins
4 of Glen Ellyn on the occasion of her 110th birthday on February
5 9, 2008; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Named after her father, Charles, Charlessa
7 Bristol Stark was born in Duluth, Minnesota on February 9,
8 1898; she moved with her family to Minneapolis, Minnesota in
9 1912; shortly after World War I, she fell in love with John
10 David Wiggins; they married in 1928; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Along with raising her sons, Charlessa Wiggins
12 served as an activist for women's rights; she belonged to
13 several study groups and traveled extensively; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Charlessa Wiggins has served as a volunteer for
15 various groups throughout her adult life; she was a volunteer
16 for the University of Minnesota International Department in
17 conjunction with the State Department in Washington D.C. during
18 the 1950s, where she and others would play host to visitors
19 from around the world; while working as a volunteer for St.
20 Mark's Episcopal Church in Minneapolis during the 1950s, she
21 made an important discovery when she found books and records in
22 the basement of the diocese that were to be thrown out; these

 

 

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1 items turned out to be very significant and valuable historical
2 records of Bishop Henry B. Whipple, who was elected the first
3 Episcopal bishop of Minnesota in 1859; and
 
4     WHEREAS, After the passing of her husband, John, in 1971,
5 Charlessa Wiggins continued living in Minneapolis until 2004,
6 when she moved to Wisconsin to be closer to her family; after
7 her son, David, passed away, she moved to The Meadows in Glen
8 Ellyn to be closer to her son Peter, where she remains to this
9 day; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Charlessa Wiggins wears dresses every day, taking
11 pride in her meticulous appearance; she loves working crossword
12 puzzles and reading books; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Charlessa Wiggins' wonderful family includes her
14 sons, David and Peter, her grandchildren, Peter Wiggins Jr. and
15 Sheryl Adkins, and her three great-grandchildren and three
16 great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19 congratulate Charlessa Wiggins on the occasion of her 110th
20 birthday and wish her many more happy years to come; and be it
21 further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Charlessa Wiggins as a symbol of our esteem and
3 respect.