Full Text of HR1456 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Dr. | 4 | | Brenda Parks-Johnson, who passed away on August 10, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Parks-Johnson was born on March 23, 1968, | 6 | | in Chicago; her parents were John and Bessie Parks; she married | 7 | | Hampton Simmons, whom she affectionately called "Boo"; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Parks-Johnson attended Langley Avenue | 9 | | Church of God and was baptized at an early age; she received | 10 | | high marks as a student and graduated with honors from Kenwood | 11 | | High School and received a scholarship to attend Northwestern | 12 | | University, where she was a proud member of the Delta Sigma | 13 | | Theta Sorority; after 4 years of studying, she earned her | 14 | | bachelor's degree in psychology from Northwestern; she | 15 | | subsequently worked as a social worker with Ada S. McKinley | 16 | | until she entered the University of Illinois College of | 17 | | Medicine; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from medical school, Brenda | 19 | | Parks-Johnson served as a physician in the combined Family | 20 | | Practice and Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Oschner | 21 | | Foundation Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana; during her | 22 | | tenure there, she earned many honors and awards and was board |
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| 1 | | certified in Family Medicine, PALS, BLS, ACLS, and ACLS | 2 | | Instructor; as a medical student and resident, she went on | 3 | | medical missions to St. Lucia and Ghana, bringing her skills | 4 | | and expertise to those overseas without access to healthcare; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Parks-Johnson began her medical career at | 7 | | the Circle Family Care Network in Chicago as a physician and | 8 | | co-director of the Maternal Child Health Program; she then | 9 | | served as a physician for Family Christian Health Center in | 10 | | Harvey for a short time before she became ill; she concurrently | 11 | | served as an on-call physician at the Resurrection Immediate | 12 | | Care Center in Elmwood Park and as a physician at PCC Wellness | 13 | | Center in Oak Park, where she provided high risk obstetrical | 14 | | services and comprehensive family practice care; she also | 15 | | performed deliveries and caesareans at West Suburban Hospital | 16 | | in Oak Park; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Parks-Johnson was well-known by her | 18 | | patients as a "doctor's doctor" who became personally involved | 19 | | in their lives; she donated her own clothes and baby gear to | 20 | | her patients who needed them and answered pages from patients | 21 | | who insisted on her help even while on maternity leave for both | 22 | | of her pregnancies and during her illness; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Parks-Johnson was an active member of her |
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| 1 | | community; she participated in numerous outreach programs in | 2 | | the Austin community, most recently as a member of a panel | 3 | | discussion focused on the needs and disparities of women and | 4 | | communities of color hosted by the Westside Health Authority | 5 | | and the African American Leadership Council; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Parks-Johnson is survived by her devoted | 7 | | husband, Hampton Simmons III; her daughters, Kara and Shayla; | 8 | | her father, John Parks Jr.; her brothers, Joel and Willie | 9 | | Curtis (Debbie); her brother-in-law and sister in-law, Dr. | 10 | | Allan and Denelia Dunlap; her father-in-law and mother in-law, | 11 | | Mr. Hampton and Mrs. Eindie Simmons, Jr.; her nephews, Justin, | 12 | | Austin, and Joseph Parks; her many aunts and uncles; her | 13 | | numerous godchildren; and her many wonderful friends; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Brenda Parks-Johnson will be remembered by all who | 15 | | knew and loved her as an inspirational, faithful, and | 16 | | compassionate wife, mother, friend, and doctor; therefore, be | 17 | | it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Dr. | 21 | | Brenda Parks-Johnson; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Brenda Parks-Johnson as an | 2 | | expression of our sympathy.
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