HR0400 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Margaret Mary "Peggy" Steinway on the occasion of her 90th birthday; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway was born on March 22, 1923, in the City of Chicago and to this day remains a proud native of the city and daughter of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway is the daughter of Irish immigrants and has always said that, "I might live in other places, but I am from Chicago"; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway attended Laurence Parish School along with her brothers, Kevin and Cyril; while excelling in the Catholic educational system, her high school years were spent at the Loretto Academy in Woodlawn; through diligence and hard work, she was granted a scholarship to the prestigious Barat College in Lake Forest; and

WHEREAS, During the years of World War II, Margaret Steinway was not content to just attend college; she spent her summers off supporting the war effort by working at Automatic Electric, a Chicago company which manufactured communications equipment for the U.S. Army; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway graduated from Barat College in 1945; she went to work for the Irish Consulate in Chicago and then followed in her father's footsteps by working for the Illinois Central Railroad; and

WHEREAS, In 1949, Margaret Steinway met the love-of-her-life, Ralph G. Steinway, an Army veteran that had landed in Normandy on D-Day and fought his way across Europe; in keeping with the "baby boom" of the 1950s, the Steinways bought a house in the St. Bride Parish of South Shore and raised 5 children; she was a proud member of the St. Bride Mother's Club, volunteering time and raising money for the school and its vaunted football and basketball teams; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway and her husband were proud of the diverse careers their children entered into including military, business, academic, art, and law enforcement careers; she is especially proud of her 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandsons currently attending universities; to this day she proudly bears the multiple hard-earned titles of mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Margaret Steinway on the occasion of her 90th birthday and wish her many more wonderful years; and be it further

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