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Whereas, on January 25, 2016, the Pittsburgh community suffered a great loss with the passing of to honor the life of Edna Mae Tuite, age 92, of Beechview, and;
Whereas, Edna was born in Pittsburgh on April 15, 1923. For much of her life, she was a wife, mother of five children, grandmother to eight grandchildren, and great-grandmother to two great-grandchildren, and;
Whereas, Edna was also quite the local celebrity during her 40 years spent as an employee at the Eat N Park on Banksville Road until her retirement in January of 2016, and;
Whereas, She started working at Eat N Park relatively late in life, after she'd had five children to supplement her family's income while her husband, Robert M. Tuite, was out of work because of
a steelworkers' strike, and;
Whereas, Edna worked from 7AM until 2PM, five days a week until she was 78 years old, even then only cutting back to three days per week, and;
Whereas, Edna brought joy to all with her presence at work. She loved her work and her coworkers, but most of all she loved her customers, and;
Whereas, She would waltz through work humming all the time, winding around the tables, taking orders, exchanging greetings, delivering food, laughing with customers, and pouring more coffee, and;
Whereas, Customers would ask for her Edna by name, sitting in her section by the window, and waiting for Edna to be there, even when other servers were available, and;
Whereas, in addition to her work and family, she spent her free time devoted to St. Pamphilus Church by volunteering at the church carnivals and was also a regular attendee at weekly bingos, and;
Whereas, Edna Mae Tuite will be remembered for her famous chocolate chip cookies and as a person who had a heart of gold and was everyone's "Angel on Earth", and;
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh honors the memory of Edna for the 92 years of joy that she brought to others, and;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Co...
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