Bill Text: IL HR1222 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Sister M. Nicholas Tosseng on the occasion of her 60th anniversary of service with the educational ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-06 - Resolution Adopted [HR1222 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1222-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | 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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6 | 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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9 | 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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14 | 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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21 | WHEREAS, While teaching in Assumption School, Sister |
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1 | 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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4 | 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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12 | 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
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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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18 | 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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1 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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2 | 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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