Bill Text: IL HR1015 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Ellen Brown Dixon on the occasion of her 102nd birthday. Wishes her many more wonderful years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-12-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR1015 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR1015-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 Ellen Brown Dixon on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of her 102nd birthday on November 18, 2022; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon was born in Canton, Mississippi on | ||||||
6 | November 18, 1920; she moved to West Memphis, Arkansas in | ||||||
7 | 1937; she graduated from Central High School in Helena, | ||||||
8 | Arkansas; she moved to Chicago in 1940; she then moved to | ||||||
9 | Roseland in 1960, where she has been living for the past 62 | ||||||
10 | years; she married Earnest Dixon, and they were together for | ||||||
11 | 27 years until his passing in October 2020; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon first worked as a factory worker | ||||||
13 | building televisions at Zenith Electronics; she began a new | ||||||
14 | career with the Beverly Bank of Chicago, where she worked | ||||||
15 | until her retirement in 1983; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon has given back to her community | ||||||
17 | through helping those in need by outreach and through local | ||||||
18 | churches; she previously volunteered for programs and | ||||||
19 | fundraisers and cooked, baked, and served wherever she was | ||||||
20 | needed on her block and within her community; she also served | ||||||
21 | as a mother to many children in the community; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon formerly belonged to a group called | ||||||
2 | the Ten Friendly Ladies, and they would get together to have | ||||||
3 | monthly luncheons or to enjoy fun activities; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon first voted in 1940, and she enjoys | ||||||
5 | voting for her favorite candidates every election; she also | ||||||
6 | enjoys playing bid whist and entertaining family and friends; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon is committed to her faith, believing | ||||||
9 | it necessary to continue living a long life; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Ellen Dixon is the mother of two sons, the late | ||||||
11 | J.D. "Smitty" (Anni) Smith, who passed away in October 2020, | ||||||
12 | and David Sigman; she is close to her extended family, | ||||||
13 | including her niece, Julia Banks, her nephew, Willis Mondy, | ||||||
14 | her great-great-nephew, Marquaris Mondy, and her best friend | ||||||
15 | and cousin, Dora Branson; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
17 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
18 | we congratulate Ellen Brown Dixon on her 102nd birthday on | ||||||
19 | November 18, 2022, and we wish her many more wonderful years; | ||||||
20 | and be it further
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21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to Ellen Dixon as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
2 | respect.
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