HR0920 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Nona Alverda Tierney, an esteemed resident of Alton, on the occasion of the celebration of her 90th birthday in September 2004; and

WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney was born on September 7, 1914 in Bridgewater, Iowa, one of eleven children born to parents Guy Greenleaf Lowry and Carrie Clyde Standley; and

WHEREAS, She attended school in Fontanelle, Iowa and earned her teacher's certificate in elementary education in 1932; and

WHEREAS, She married William Patrick Tierney on February 12, 1938 in Wheatland, Wyoming; and

WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney and William Tierney had three children, Sherryl A. Unger, William P. Tierney, and Mary E. Tierney; they have 6 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, She has lived at 400 Brentwood Street in Alton for 62 years and takes great pride in maintaining her yard and flower beds; she also researched and published a book on the history of Brentwood Street; and

WHEREAS, She has been an active member of the First Christian Church of Alton since 1945; and

WHEREAS, Nona Alverda Tierney has been a teacher's aid in the Grandparents Program of the Alton school system for 18 years (1979-1997); and

WHEREAS, She volunteered as a Gray Lady visiting patients at a local hospital; and she was honored by the Masons in recognition of her contributions to the community; and

WHEREAS, She compiled and published a memorial volume honoring the life of her daughter Mary E. Tierney; and

WHEREAS, During the years she has lived in Alton, Nona Alverda Tierney has used her wide variety of life experiences to help others; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend heartiest congratulations and best wishes to Nona Alverda Tierney on the occasion of her 90th birthday; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Nona Alverda Tierney as an expression of our respect and esteem.