Full Text of HR1132 93rd General Assembly
HR1132 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives offer our most sincere congratulations to | 4 |
| Wayne and Mary Lou Cowlishaw on their 50th wedding anniversary; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Wayne and Mary Lou were married on July 24, 1954, | 7 |
| and their love has grown deeper and stronger with every year of | 8 |
| marriage; and
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| WHEREAS, The two first met when Wayne attended a semester | 10 |
| at the University of Illinois and their love began to blossom; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Wayne and Mary Lou have called Naperville their | 13 |
| home for more than 40 years and are the proud parents of three | 14 |
| children, Beth (husband David) McDaniel, John (wife Jane) | 15 |
| Cowlishaw, and Paula (husband Andrew) Rader; and the | 16 |
| grandparents of eight grandchildren, Jacob McDaniel, Zachery, | 17 |
| Maxwell, Alexandria, and Rachel Cowlishaw and Emily, | 18 |
| Elizabeth, and John Paul Rader; and
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| WHEREAS, Wayne holds an engineering degree from Purdue | 20 |
| University and Mary Lou is a journalism graduate of the | 21 |
| University of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Mary Lou Cowlishaw served the | 23 |
| Illinois General Assembly as a State Representative for 10 | 24 |
| consecutive terms, representing the Naperville area for nearly | 25 |
| 20 years; and | 26 |
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WHEREAS, Mary Lou continues to share her time and | 27 |
| knowledge with students and the community as a faculty member | 28 |
| at North Central College in Naperville; and
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| WHEREAS, Wayne is the Vice President of the prestigious | 2 |
| firm of Sheaffer and Roland Inc. and continues to be invaluable | 3 |
| with his training as a civil engineer; and
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| WHEREAS, The strong bond between the Cowlishaws is evident | 5 |
| in that Mary Lou had never removed her wedding ring until | 6 |
| recently when she injured her hand and had to have it cut from | 7 |
| her finger; and
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| WHEREAS, Fifty years of marriage have not dimmed their love | 9 |
| as they remain committed to one another and their family; and
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| WHEREAS, The Cowlishaw family has shared Mary Lou's wisdom, | 11 |
| kindness, and love with the Illinois General Assembly during | 12 |
| her tenure; and
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| WHEREAS, Because of their sacrifice, Mary Lou was able to | 14 |
| become the ranking Republican member of the House Elementary | 15 |
| and Secondary Education Committee where she was a strong | 16 |
| advocate for education and championed innovative approaches to | 17 |
| increase student learning and teacher quality; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Lou once stated that "The two wisest things I | 19 |
| have ever done in my 72 years of life are to marry Wayne and to | 20 |
| retire from the legislature before complete insanity took over | 21 |
| in Springfield"; and
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| WHEREAS, The Cowlishaws serve as an example of how together | 23 |
| two people can conquer all and have a successful marriage based | 24 |
| on truth and partnership; therefore, be it | 25 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 26 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 27 |
| offer our congratulations to Wayne and Mary Lou Cowlishaw on | 28 |
| the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary and we wish them | 29 |
| many 50 more years of love and happiness together; and be it |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to Wayne and Mary Lou Cowlishaw and their family.
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