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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Gladys Sabin
6 celebrated the 100th anniversary of her birth on June 3,
7 2002; and
8 WHEREAS, The youngest of six children, Gladys Sabin was
9 born on June 3, 2002 on a farm in Allison Park, Pennsylvania;
10 it was the same farm where her five older brothers were born;
11 and
12 WHEREAS, Mrs. Sabin's father passed away when she was
13 only 7 years old, and the boys all helped work on the farm; a
14 few years after her father's death, the family moved, and
15 some of her brothers took jobs in a nearby steel company,
16 however, Mrs. Sabin's mother wanted to move back to a farm,
17 and she found one in Oswego in a farm catalog; and
18 WHEREAS, Mrs. Sabin moved to the Oswego farm with her
19 mother in 1918; she joined the Methodist church there as
20 organist at age 18, and remained there for 50 years; and
21 WHEREAS, While in Oswego, Mrs. Sabin met her future
22 husband, William Sabin, while he was on furlough from World
23 War I; William and Gladys Sabin were married on February 22,
24 1922, shortly after he returned home from his service in the
25 war; and
26 WHEREAS, The Sabins had a muck farm, where they raised
27 beautiful heads of lettuce and winter onions; in addition
28 they had their own cows, chickens, and horses and Mrs. Sabin
29 churned her own butter for 40 years; and
30 WHEREAS, The Sabins had three children, Norman, the late
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1 William, and Ursula; Mrs. Sabin has 11 grandchildren and 17
2 great-grandchildren; and
3 WHEREAS, Mrs. Sabin moved to Park Ridge in 1973; she
4 joined the Des Plaines United Methodist Church and played its
5 organ chimes for about eight years; she also travelled,
6 visiting a set of cousins in California every winter for
7 about eight years and once took a cruise to Hawaii to visit
8 family; and
9 WHEREAS, Gladys Sabin attributes her long life to hard
10 work and faith in God; and
11 WHEREAS, Mrs. Sabin celebrated her 100th birthday with
12 family and friends at a small party at the Des Plaines United
13 Methodist Church; therefore, be it
14 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16 we congratulate Gladys Sabin on the celebration of her 100th
17 birthday; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to Gladys Sabin as an expression of our esteem.