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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Pauline Parker and her late husband, George |
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| Parker, long held a special place in their hearts for the |
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| children of Crawford County, especially the students in the |
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| Oblong Schools; because they had spent their working lives |
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| watching technology advance at an incredibly fast pace and had |
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| no children of their own, they chose to share their own good |
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| fortune with the children of Crawford County; and
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| WHEREAS, The Parkers have given $250,300 to the Oblong |
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| Schools since 1986; the only stipulation placed on their gifts |
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| has been for the school to use the money to help finance the |
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| acquisition of technology to help students; and
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| WHEREAS, The generosity of the Parker family does not end |
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| with Oblong Schools; they have given generously to Lincoln |
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| Trail College and the public schools of Hutsonville, Palestine, |
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| and Robinson; the Parker legacy has touched thousands of young |
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| people in Oblong and the rest of Crawford County; and
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| WHEREAS, The Parkers' foresight anticipated a time when |
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| society would demand that students receive technological |
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| training; their generosity has given the schools of Crawford |
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| County the ability to provide that training; and
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| WHEREAS, Citizens like George and Pauline Parker are rare; |
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| their commitment to children is exemplary, their motivation |
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| genuine, and their hearts pure; Mrs. Parker's vision of the |
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| future is focused on our most precious and valuable asset, |
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| children; she does everything she can to give them the tools |
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| they need to be successful, and she has taken steps to ensure |
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| that her gifts will continue to be a benefit for many, many |
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| children in the years to come; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |