HR0992 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Lillian K. Savage De Pew Bennett on the occasion of her 100th birthday on February 24, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett was born on February 24, 1916 in Waukegan; she married Alfred De Pew in 1935 in North Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett's youth was spent in several homes in Waukegan, including homes on the 800 block of Franklin Street, the 900 block of Jackson Street, East 17th Street, Victory Street, McAlister Street, Clarke Avenue, Clarkson Street, and Victoria Avenue in North Chicago; she attended North School, Central School, West School, Whittier School, and Waukegan High School; and

WHEREAS, During her life, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett has seen amazing things, such as the in-home use of electricity and the evolution of many inventions, such as the telephone, the Internet, the automobile, and the airplane and has seen them become a mainstay of the modern world; she has also survived the Great Depression, World War II, and managed to raise 2 children by herself while her husband was deployed overseas with the United States Merchant Marine; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett is well known in her community for the sewing clubs she started for all of the girls in her neighborhood from the 1940s into the 1980s; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett has 4 children, David, Marie, Kathy, and Dean; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great-grandchildren; she also has one living brother, Glenn; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett has served as a mother, matriarch, mentor, friend, and as a huge inspiration to all who have known and loved her and have been the recipients of her love and guidance; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett will celebrate her 100th birthday on February 20, 2016 with a celebration at Gurnee Community Church in Gurnee; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Lillian K. Savage De Pew Bennett on the occasion of her 100th birthday and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Lillian Savage De Pew Bennett as a symbol of our esteem and respect.