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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Louise |
| 4 | | "Big Lou" Clayton McKinney, who passed away on September 6, |
| 5 | | 2018; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Louise McKinney was born to George Newton and |
| 7 | | Leeanner Clayton on September 28, 1946; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Louise McKinney was a building manager and |
| 9 | | security guard for the St. Louis Housing Authority until 1992; |
| 10 | | and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Louis McKinney committed to her faith at an early |
| 12 | | age and attended Central Baptist; she then attended New |
| 13 | | Testament Christian Church, where she worshiped with Pastor |
| 14 | | Smith; she treated everyone like family and was considered a |
| 15 | | mother, a sister, a friend, and a grandmother to many; she was |
| 16 | | a woman of wisdom and many kind words; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Louise McKinney was preceded in death by her |
| 18 | | husband, Richard Johnson; her son, Carl Johnson; her mother; |
| 19 | | her brother, Herman Clayton; and her three special friends, |
| 20 | | Gail, Peggy, and Sherry; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Louise McKinney is survived by her twin brother, |
| 2 | | Louis (Pearl) Clayton; her children, Jerome (Anita) Clayton, |
| 3 | | Darlene (Kenneth) Harris, Lisa McKinney, Belinda McKinney, |
| 4 | | Theresa (Cortez Mack Sr.) McKinney, Victor Johnson McKinney, |
| 5 | | Yvette (Hollis Weaver Sr.) Johnson, and Carol (Keith) |
| 6 | | Howard-Johnson; her stepchildren, Latashia (David Garner) |
| 7 | | McKinney and Leroy McKinney; her granddaughters, LaQuita, Amy, |
| 8 | | Vichante, Ashley, Halle, Inger, Jasmine, and Corissa; her |
| 9 | | grandsons, Lorenzo, Priest, Jesse Jr., Donnell Jr., Kenneth |
| 10 | | Jr., Quintin, Malik, Maurice Jr., Kingston, Bryce, Keith Jr., |
| 11 | | Victor Jr., and Cortez Jr.; her great-granddaughters, Madison, |
| 12 | | Alisa, Dash, Kelese, Kamryn, Rochelle, Heaven, Kennedy, and |
| 13 | | Journee; her great-grandsons, Seman, Keion, LaQuan, Rodriquez, |
| 14 | | Darion, Lorenzo, Kenneth, and Josiah; her special godson, |
| 15 | | Rodney Holmes; and her many nieces, nephews, and friends; |
| 16 | | therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 19 | | mourn the passing of Louise "Big Lou" Clayton McKinney and |
| 20 | | extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all |
| 21 | | who knew and loved her; and be it further
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| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 23 | | presented to the family of Louise McKinney as an expression of |
| 24 | | our deepest sympathy.
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