HR0900 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0900 LRB102 28339 ECR 40210 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jimmie Lee Burton Glass, who passed away on July 6, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass was born to Robert and Eula Mae Burton in Panama City, Florida on October 7, 1938; she committed to her faith at an early age and was a member of Mt. Moriah Church; she attended Rosenwald High School where she played guard on the girls' basketball team; she completed the Red Cross Home Nursing course: Home Care of the Sick at age 15; she left Florida and moved to Chicago at the age of 16 to assist with the care of her nieces and nephew; after meeting on a blind date in 1956, she later married Huey Leonard Glass; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass worked for the Chicago Board of Education; she began work as a lunchroom attendant and was promoted to lunchroom manager within four years; she worked predominantly in south and west side schools, ensuring that students had proper nutrition and were ready to learn; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church and later joined Pullman Christian Reformed Church; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass had many hobbies and interests; she loved taking pictures, including taking selfies back in the 1970s and candid photos of her children; she was an exceptional cook and baker and had a green thumb, producing an amazing rose garden and vegetable garden; she loved watches and playing cards with her neighbors on warm summer nights; she had a talent for typing, sewing, shorthand, crocheting, and puzzles; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Gwendolyn Cecelia; her two brothers, Donnie and Robert; her three sisters, Zephia, Ruby, and Eula; her nine brothers-in-law, J.B., Earlie, Herman, Coleman, James, Earnest, Roosevelt, Curtis, and Calvin; her six sisters-in-law, Julia, Blanche, Carolyn, Adell, Dorothy, and Ann; and her son-in-law, Gregory; and

WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass is survived by her children, Vaughn, Jennifer, Linda, Jeffrey, and Donica; her grandchildren, Iasha, Naja, and Gianina; her great-grandchildren, Amari and Carter; her sister, Barbara; her sisters-in-law, Ann and Burnette; her daughter-in-law, Tenia; her self-adopted daughter, Natatia; her nieces and nephews; her cousins; and her friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Jimmie Lee Burton Glass and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Jimmie Glass as an expression of our deepest sympathy.