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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Frank and Sherry Avila
WHEREAS, Chicago-born Frank Avila met Peoria-born Sherry Hooste at Esther Hall, a Methodist Girl’s Club, in Chicago, 1961; and
WHEREAS, Frank received his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, January, 1961, and Sherry received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education, January, 1966, from the University of Illinois, Champaign; and
WHEREAS, Frank and Sherry Avila married November 27, 1965 at Broadway United Methodist Church, Chicago; and
WHEREAS, except for two years (1966-1968) when Frank and Sherry lived in Tucson, Arizona where Frank completed his Master’s Degree in Finance at the University of Arizona, 1968; Frank and Sherry lived in Chicago 48 of the 50 years of their marriage; and
WHEREAS, Frank and Sherry have been blessed with three wonderful children, sons Frank (Rachel) and Quinn (Jackie), and daughter Audrey, and two wonderful grandchildren, Clarence and Thalia; and
WHEREAS, Frank owned and operated AVILA & ASSOCIATES, INC., a Consulting Engineering Company, for about 27 years; and
WHEREAS, Frank was elected to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) and serves as Chairman of Finance on the Board of Commissioners of the MWRD, and he has received numerous awards; and
WHEREAS, Frank and Sherry travelled together all over the world including China, Russia, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain, Gibraltar, Costa Rica, Turkey, Canary Islands, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and all over the USA to about 35 of the 50 states including Hawaii and Alaska; and
WHEREAS, Frank and Sherry celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with a trip to Belgium and the Netherlands; and
WHEREAS, Frank and Sherry shared the trials and triumphs of five decades together with commitment, perseverance, and unyielding strength; and
WHEREAS, Frank and Sherry attribute the success of their marriage to sharing an intense love of family, religion, laughter, education, health, the world, travel, and the fine arts; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners extends its heartfelt congratulations to Frank and Sherry Avila on the joyous occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary on November 27, 2015, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be prepared and presented to Frank and Sherry Avila.
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