HR0770 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Lucille Lovett on the occasion of her 100th birthday on February 18, 2020; and

WHEREAS, Lucille Lovett was born in Waverly and grew up on the family farm in Murrayville, where she was the oldest of eight children; she enjoyed horseback riding and loved being an older sister to her brothers and sisters; and

WHEREAS, Lucille Lovett graduated from Murrayville High School and moved to St. Louis to attend business college; she started working for First National Bank in St. Louis in 1940 but returned to Murrayville in 1944 to help raise her siblings at the family homestead; and

WHEREAS, Lucille Lovett began working for Bound to Stay Bound Books in Jacksonville in 1964 and worked there until her retirement in 1995; and

WHEREAS, Lucille Lovett has a passion for baking and her apple pie has won the Jacksonville Applefest numerous times; she enjoys growing beans and tomatoes in her home garden; and

WHEREAS, Lucille Lovett has kept active in retirement by doing volunteer work at Passavant Hospital in Jacksonville; she is a lifetime member of the Murrayville American Legion, which she has diligently supported for decades; and

WHEREAS, For over 56 years, Lucille Lovett has lived in Jacksonville; she is the mother of three children, grandmother to eight, and great-grandmother to 24; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Lucille Lovett on her 100th birthday, and we wish her many more wonderful years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Lucille Lovett as a symbol of our respect and esteem.