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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to honor Mary Davenport for her |
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| many years of membership in the Friendly Center Club at the Fox |
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| Valley Park District; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary was born on November 7, 1904, in Naperville, |
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| where she was raised on a grain farm; she lived in Naperville |
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| and attended school at St. Peter and Paul's and then Naperville |
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| Central High School; after graduation, she worked at CB & Q in |
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| Chicago from 1923 until 1927; and
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| WHEREAS, She met her husband, Merle Davenport, at CB & Q, |
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| and they were married on May 7, 1927; they were married for |
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| over 46 years when he passed away on November 7, 1973; they had |
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| two children; Lorraine was born in 1928 and was a Lt. Colonel |
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| flight nurse in the Air Force; sadly, she passed away in 1989; |
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| Mary's son, Frank, was born in 1937, and is currently living in |
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| Las Vegas, Nevada; and
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| WHEREAS, After her husband passed away and her children |
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| were out of school, Mary worked temporarily at the Tivoli |
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| Theatre selling tickets, at Kresge's dime store, and has |
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| volunteered for the Salvation Army doing crafts, issuing |
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| discount cards, and teaching Rules of the Road; she has also |
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| spent many years volunteering at the Friendly Center Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Davenport is the oldest and longest Friendly |
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| Center Club member at the age of 100; she was presented with an |
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| award in November of 2004 for her outstanding dedication and |
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| service to the Friendly Center Club; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we honor Mary Davenport for her many years of membership in the |