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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ressie Nelson
4Richardson on the occasion of her 100th birthday on August 10,
52010; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ressie Nelson Richardson was born on August 10,
71910, in Ponola, Mississippi; at the age of 18, she moved to
8Colp to live with her brother, James Nelson, to help him with
9his children; shortly after coming to Colp, she met her future
10husband, Emanual Richardson; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Ressie Nelson Richardson earned her degree in
12cooking from Southern Illinois University; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Ressie Nelson Richardson was employed with the
14late Dr. Delyte Morris and his wife, Dorothy, for 27 years; she
15also worked with Dr. Wendell Kane in Herrin; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Ressie Nelson Richardson enjoys cooking,
17traveling, doing housework, children, and attending the Church
18of God in Christ; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1congratulate Ressie Nelson Richardson on the occasion of her
2100th birthday and wish her many happy and healthy years to
3come; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to Ressie Nelson Richardson as a symbol of our esteem
6and respect.