City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2011-2256

• File #: 2011-2256
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 11/1/2011
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/1/2011
• Enactment date: 11/1/2011
• Enactment #: 774
• Title: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Pittsburgh City Council celebrates Mrs. Amman's 100th Birthday by declaring November 21, 2011 to be Madeline Suzanne Amman Day in the City of Pittsburgh.
• Sponsors: Natalia Rudiak, All Members
• Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MS. RUDIAK

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/1/2011	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

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WHEREAS, Madeline Suzanne Amman was born on November 21, 1911 in the scenic lakeside town of Neuchatel, Switzerland, which overlooks the Swiss Alps; and

WHEREAS, when Madeline was 9, her mother, grandparents, aunts and uncles immigrated to the United States, seeking a better life; and

WHEREAS, her family traveled from Ellis Island to Pittsburgh and settled in our South neighborhoods of Carrick and Beechview; and

WHEREAS, Madeline earned her education at the St. Norbert's School in Overbrook; and

WHEREAS, Madeline worked Downtown, where she met the love of her life, Charlie, who coincidentally came from a nearby Swiss town; and

WHEREAS, Madeline and Charlie married on November 2, 1933, and they made their home in Overbrook, where they raised two daughters, Jackie and Audrey; and  

WHEREAS, her family has now grown to include seven grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren, with another great grandson due to arrive in February; and

WHEREAS, Madeline will celebrate her 100^th birthday on November 21, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Madeline has been blessed with good health, and continues to live independently in Overbrook, where she enjoys reading and doing crossword puzzles;

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Pittsburgh City Council celebrates Mrs. Amman's 100^th Birthday by declaring November 21, 2011 to be Madeline Suzanne Amman Day in the City of Pittsburgh.