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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jennie (Evgenia)
4Muros Mallis on her 100th birthday, May 2, 2012; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Jennie (Evgenia) Muros Mallis was born on May 2,
61912 in Slimnitsa, Greece (Northwest Macedonia, Greece); and
 
7    WHEREAS, She arrived in America in 1927 and became an
8United States citizen on February 19, 1928; and
 
9    WHEREAS, She married Constantine J. Mallis on April 22,
101934 and they had 3 daughters, Helen Mallis, Sophia Mallis, and
11Marinna Mallis Kolaitis; her husband passed away in 1945; and
 
12    WHEREAS, She is the proud grandmother of Jeanine Constance
13Kolaitis; and
 
14    WHEREAS, She worked at the Collier Book Plant, District 217
15Argo Community High School Cafeteria, District 104 Walsh School
16as a teacher's aide in the bilingual program, and worked with
17children from the previous Communist bloc countries, such as
18Albania, Russia, the former Yugoslavia, as well as Greece and
19Turkey; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, She is an American Legion life member in Big
2Rapids, Michigan and Summit-Argo, Illinois; she is a member of
3the Summit-Argo and Bedford Park Woman's Club and the Holy
4Cross Greek Orthodox Philopticos in Justice; she is a life
5member of the Brotherhood of Grammos, and is one of the
6founders and the oldest member of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox
7Church in Justice; and
 
8    WHEREAS, She loves books and education, especially
9centered around children; she also loves music and dancing;
10therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13we congratulate Jennie Mallis on the centennial of her birth
14and wish her continued good health and happiness for years to
15come; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to Jennie Mallis as a symbol of our respect and
18esteem.