Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2014-371

• Record #: R2014-371
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 5/28/2014
• Final action: 5/28/2014
• Title: Congratulations extended to Albivory Hester Corley on 100th birthday
• Sponsors: Fioretti, Bob

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/28/2014		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
5/28/2014	82599	City Council	Adopted	Pass

SALUTE TO ALBIVORY HESTER CORLEY

WHEREAS, On Friday, May 23, 2014, a celebration will be held at the Crystal Sky Banquet Hall in the southern suburb of McCook to welcome Albivory Hester Corley as the newest member to join the burgeoning ranks of this city's centenarians; and

WHEREAS, Known as "Bib" to her friends and family, Albivory Hester Corley started life as the youngest of seven children born to the union of Luscious and Molly Carson Hester on May 23, 1914 in the farming community of Ofahoma, Mississippi, about 40 miles northeast of the capital city of Jackson; and

WHEREAS, Bib attended Jackson College in Jackson and Tennessee State in Nashville. After receiving her degree, she took a teaching post at Pilgrim Rest School in Carthage, Mississippi, just 10 miles east of her birthplace. In 1950, she moved to this city where she met James "Jimmy" Corley and, in 1956, they were united in Holy Matrimony. Jimmy and Bib joined Grant Memorial AME Church on South Drexel Boulevard where she is still a member. Bib and Jimmy's marriage ended only with his passing in 1982; and

WHEREAS, Two years after she moved to this cily, Bib began working in Cook County Probate Court where she was the first African American to obtain a position as a Probate Clerk, a post she held for 37 years until her retirement; and

WHEREAS, Bib Corley has remained very active and has traveled all over the world. She enjoys her life and shares with everyone that God has truly blessed her by granting her a century of life; and

WHEREAS, The Honorable Robert W. Fioretti, Alderman of the 2"⁽¹ Ward, has apprised this august body of this remarkable woman's significant milestone; now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED That we, the Mayor and members of the City of Chicago City Council, gathered together on this 28^th Day of May, 2014, do hereby salute Albivory Hester Corley on the occasion of her 100^th Birthday and extend our very best wishes for health, happiness and success in all she endeavors to do for many years to come.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Albivory Hester Corley.