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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Margaret Mary 
4"Peggy" Steinway on the occasion of her 90th birthday; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway was born on March 22, 1923, in 
6the City of Chicago and to this day remains a proud native of 
7the city and daughter of the State of Illinois; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway  is the daughter of Irish 
9immigrants and has always said that, "I might live in other 
10places, but I am from Chicago"; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway attended Laurence Parish School 
12along with her brothers, Kevin and Cyril; while excelling in 
13the Catholic educational system, her high school years were 
14spent at the Loretto Academy in Woodlawn; through diligence and 
15hard work, she was granted a scholarship to the prestigious 
16Barat College in Lake Forest; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, During the years of World War II, Margaret 
18Steinway was not content to just attend college; she spent her 
19summers off supporting the war effort by working at Automatic 
20Electric, a Chicago company which manufactured communications 
21equipment for the U.S. Army; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway graduated from Barat College in 
21945; she went to work for the Irish Consulate in Chicago and 
3then followed in her father's footsteps by working for the 
4Illinois Central Railroad; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In 1949, Margaret Steinway met the 
6love-of-her-life, Ralph G. Steinway, an Army veteran that had 
7landed in Normandy on D-Day and fought his way across Europe; 
8in keeping with the "baby boom" of the 1950s, the Steinways 
9bought a house in the St. Bride Parish of South Shore and 
10raised 5 children; she was a proud member of the St. Bride 
11Mother's Club, volunteering time and raising money for the 
12school and its vaunted football and basketball teams; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Margaret Steinway and her husband were proud of 
14the diverse careers their children entered into including 
15military, business, academic, art, and law enforcement 
16careers; she is especially proud of her 7 grandchildren and 2 
17great-grandsons currently attending universities; to this day 
18she proudly bears the multiple hard-earned titles of mom, 
19grandmother, and great-grandmother; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
21NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
22we congratulate Margaret Steinway on the occasion of her 90th 
 
 
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1birthday and wish her many more wonderful years; and be it 
2further
  
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
4presented to Margaret Steinway as an expression of our esteem 
5and respect.