,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ae1        
#bjba,mr4 ,br[n 7= himself & ,mr4       
,portman7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution 
,honor+ ! life1 legacy1 & a*ievem5ts (  
,mac,nolia ,cox4  ,:]eas ,mac,nolia ,cox
 7,monti]e7 0 born on ,janu>y #ab1      
#aibc1 9 ,k5more1 ,ohio1 to h] p>5ts    
,john ,?omas ,cox & ,alb]ta 7,evans7    
,key1 & rais$ 9 ,akron1 ,ohio2 ,:]eas   
,mac,nolia 0 a memb] ( ,liv+/on ,bapti/ 
,*ur* &1 z a *ild1 enjoy$ read+ !       
diction>y f ,a to ,z to le>n !          
def9itions & spell+s ( words2 ,:]eas1 9 
#aicf1 at ! age ( #ac1 ,mac,nolia won ! 
,akron ,spell+ ,bee at ! ,akron ,armory 
ov] ! c\rse ( #b4e h\rs1 be/+ #ej o!r   
p>ticipants & becom+ ! fir/ ,black      
p>ticipant to w9 ! competition2 ,:]eas  
,mac,nolia won ! ,akron ,spell+ ,bee ) !
 ^w voluble 9 front ( #c1jjj p1 tak+    
home a #be prize & a ticket to ,wa%+ton1
 ,d4,c41 to compete 9 ! ,scripps        

,national ,spell+ ,bee2 ,:]eas1 ^u      
arriv+ 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,d4,c41 ,mac,nolia 0 
=c$ to /ay 9 a segregat$ hotel & 0 n    
p]mitt$ sit ) ! o!r p>ticipants dur+ !  
competition2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! competition1
 ,mac,nolia 0 ask$ to spell ! ^w        
nemesis1 :i* at ! "t 0 capitaliz$ &     
!re=e b>r$ f ! competition2 ,:]eas ! use
 ( ?is ^w 9 ! competition 0 imm$iately  
prote/$ by a ,beacon ,j\rnal report]1 & 
despite le>n+ #ajj1jjj approv$ words1   
,mac,nolia misspell$ ! ^w & f9i%$ !     
competition fif? ov]all1 tak+ home a #ge
 prize2 ,:]eas1 ^u h] return to ,akron1 
,mac,nolia 0 greet$ by a p>ade ( hundr$s
 ( c>s ( community memb]s1 :]e local    
dignit>ies made spee*es on behalf ( h]  
success2 ,:]eas ,mac,nolia w5t on to "w 
z a dome/ic employee = a local doctor2 &
 ,:]eas ,mac,nolia ,cox ,monti]e di$ (  
canc] on ,septemb] #ab1 #aigf1 at ! age 
( #ec1 & 0 surviv$ by h] husb& ,john1   
/epson ,nelson ,monti]e1 /epdaught]     
,joan ,monti]e ,tabl]1 bro!r ,otis ,cox1
 si/]s ,orabell ,f9ney1 ,rosa ,lee      

,jackson1 & ,ollie ,davis1 & #a         
gr&daught]3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate
 honors ! life1 legacy1 & a*ievem5ts (  
,mac,nolia ,cox1 an inspiration = "y    
/ud5ts ( color today4