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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
3 | | to learn of the death of H. Yvonne McKinney, who passed away on |
4 | | August 22, 2023; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney was born to Emanuel Hicks Sr. and |
6 | | Addie Lee (Thomas) Hicks in Waukegan on February 11, 1944; she |
7 | | was raised in Waukegan; she attended McAllister Grade School |
8 | | and graduated from Waukegan Township High School; she married |
9 | | Lee Edward Mason Sr. in 1962, and they had two children, Lee E. |
10 | | Mason Jr. and Lisa E. Mason; she later married John McKinney in |
11 | | 1978, and they raised their four children, Lee Jr., Lisa, |
12 | | Vicki, and Venus, together; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney started working at Abbott shortly |
14 | | after completing high school and retired after 38 years of |
15 | | service; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney was a member of First Corinthian |
17 | | Missionary Baptist Church in North Chicago, where she |
18 | | faithfully volunteered; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney was preceded in death by her |
20 | | paternal grandparents, Alford and Mamie Hicks; her maternal |
21 | | grandparents, Robert and Rosie Thomas; her parents; her |
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1 | | grandson, Shawn Sotomayor; her brothers, Emanuel Hicks Jr. and |
2 | | Tyrone Springs; and her sister, Brenda Mayfield; and
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3 | | WHEREAS, Yvonne McKinney is survived by her husband, John |
4 | | McKinney; her children, Lee E. Mason Jr., Lisa E. (Dillard) |
5 | | Dabney, Vicki McKinney, and Venus (Carleton Sr.) Childs; her |
6 | | grandchildren, Andre Brewton, Taylore Dabney, Darielle Hay, |
7 | | Carleton Childs Jr., Naomi Childs, and Rebecca Childs; her |
8 | | great-grandsons, Stone Brewton, Isaiah Childs, and Ezra |
9 | | Childs; her siblings, Shirley Robinson, Gloria Jennings, |
10 | | Vanessa (Fred) Washington, Surthal, Gregory, and Darrell |
11 | | Hicks, Carolyn Gilliam, Patricia, Deborah, Phyllis, and Irene |
12 | | Williams, Vonda (Robert) Hall, Caronn (Dale) Godbolt, and |
13 | | Joyce Parker; her dear friend, Jacqueline Wilkins; and a |
14 | | multitude of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, |
15 | | be it
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16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
18 | | H. Yvonne McKinney and extend our sincere condolences to her |
19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
20 | | further
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21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
22 | | presented to the family of Yvonne McKinney as an expression of |
23 | | our deepest sympathy.
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