Bill Text: IL HR0678 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Lorrine Elizabeth Smith on her 100th birthday.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0678 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0678-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Lorrine Elizabeth Smith | ||||||
| 4 | on the occasion of her 100th birthday on September 6, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith was born on September 6, 1915 in | ||||||
| 6 | Buffalo Hart to Orville and Minnie (nee English) Artis; her | ||||||
| 7 | twin sister, Corrine, came 15 minutes earlier; along with her | ||||||
| 8 | brothers, Ashley and D'Arcy, the family settled in Springfield; | ||||||
| 9 | she and her sister attended Lincoln Public School and were | ||||||
| 10 | among 3 African-Americans to graduate from Springfield High | ||||||
| 11 | School in 1931; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith moved to Chicago and married George | ||||||
| 13 | Oliver Smith in 1940; they lived on the South Side and operated | ||||||
| 14 | a tailor shop; she moved back to Springfield while her husband | ||||||
| 15 | served in the United States Navy during World War II; her son, | ||||||
| 16 | George Allan was born in 1944 and her daughter, Janice Ellen | ||||||
| 17 | was born in 1946; after the war, they settled in Chicago and | ||||||
| 18 | opened a cleaning and tailoring shop; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith always had music a part of her life; | ||||||
| 20 | her brother played guitar and she was part of a musical | ||||||
| 21 | quartet, the J and A Melody Maids, along with 2 other sisters; | ||||||
| 22 | her children all played a musical instrument and she sang in | ||||||
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| 1 | the choir at the local church; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith worked for the University of | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, the Chicago | ||||||
| 4 | Board of Education, and for the Bishop of the Northern Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | Conference of the United Methodist Church; she retired in 1980 | ||||||
| 6 | and continued to work for her local church; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith enjoys westerns, golf, and | ||||||
| 8 | traveling around the world; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Lorrine Smith has 4 grandchildren, Paul, Derren, | ||||||
| 10 | Marcus, and Kristen; one great-granddaughter, Paula; one | ||||||
| 11 | great-great-granddaughter, Rhea; and a great-granddaughter on | ||||||
| 12 | the way; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | congratulate Lorrine Elizabeth Smith on her 100th birthday, and | ||||||
| 16 | we wish her many more wonderful years; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Lorrine Smith as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 19 | respect.
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