Full Text of HR1222 96th General Assembly
HR1222 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Sister M. Nicholas | 4 |
| Tosseng on the occasion of her 60th anniversary of service with | 5 |
| the educational ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister M. Nicholas Tosseng was born in Chicago; | 7 |
| she is one of the 4 children of the late Helen and Nicholas | 8 |
| Tosseng; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister Nicholas attended St. Francis de Sales | 10 |
| Grade School and High School in Chicago before entering the | 11 |
| Sisters of St. Francis; she earned her bachelor's degree from | 12 |
| the College of St. Francis (now University of St. Francis) in | 13 |
| Joliet; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister Nicholas began her educational ministry in | 15 |
| 1950 as a 4th grade teacher at St. Joseph's School in Joliet; | 16 |
| for most of her 37 years in the classroom, she taught the | 17 |
| middle grades at schools such as St. Francis of Assisi, St. | 18 |
| Francis de Sales, Assumption, and St. Ludmilla in Chicago; she | 19 |
| also ministered at St. Stephen in Streator, St. Joseph's in | 20 |
| Elgin, and St. Rita of Cascia in Aurora; and
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| WHEREAS, While teaching in Assumption School, Sister |
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| Nicholas was asked to go to Cook County Jail and tend to church | 2 |
| supplies; this turned into a commitment that lasted nearly 22 | 3 |
| years; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1987, Sister Nicholas began her ministry as | 5 |
| Parish Secretary and Bookkeeper at St. Tarcissus Parish, where | 6 |
| she remained until her retirement in February of 2009; she | 7 |
| continues to serve the parish as a Eucharistic minister, and by | 8 |
| visiting the sick, unlocking the church at 5:45 A.M., sewing | 9 |
| baptismal bibs for the parish baptisms, preparing meals for | 10 |
| those in need, and collecting unused Christmas cards and | 11 |
| calendars for the incarcerated at Kolbe House; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister Nicholas enjoys cooking and baking and | 13 |
| enjoys giving her baked goods to the many people she helps on a | 14 |
| daily basis; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Sister Nicholas serves as a model of hard work, | 16 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 17 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Sister M. Nicholas Tosseng on the occasion of her | 21 |
| 60th anniversary of service with the educational ministry of | 22 |
| the Sisters of St. Francis and wish her continued success and |
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| happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to Sister M. Nicholas Tosseng as a symbol of our | 4 |
| esteem and respect.
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