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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Mrs. Eleanor Boyd |
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| Davis on the occasion of her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Eleanor Boyd Davis is a native of Valdosta, |
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| Georgia; she attended public schools in Valdosta and graduated |
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| from Pinevale High School; she continued her education at |
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| Savannah State College in Savannah, Georgia, where she received |
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| a B.S. degree in business education; she earned a master's |
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| degree in education from Webster University in St. Louis, |
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| Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis is married to Melvin Davis, Sr.; she is |
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| the mother of 3 children, Sherrine (deceased), Melvin II, and |
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| Martis Davis; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis began her teaching career at A.M. |
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| Jackson Elementary School in 1969; she was relocated to Judge |
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| Billy Jones Elementary in 1989; she is completing an |
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| illustrious 36 years of educating the students in East St. |
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| Louis District 189; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis is an active member of Immanuel |
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| Lutheran Church; she is a member of the Altar Guild, a delegate |
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| to the Lutheran High School Association, and a former |
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| chairperson of the educational committee; she is also very |
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| active in professional organizations; she is a member of Delta |
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| Sigma Theta, Inc., a public service sorority; Women in Search |
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| of Investments Association; International Training in |
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| Communication; and she is a U.S.O. volunteer; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Davis's philosophy is that if she can help |
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| somebody along the way, her life has not been in vain; |
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| therefore, be it
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