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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 Mother Mary B. McKinney of Decatur, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on December 31, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mary McKinney was born to Belvy Manney and Connie | ||||||
6 | (Green) Manney in Morrilton, Arkansas on July 20, 1926; she | ||||||
7 | grew up in Arkansas and moved to New Madrid, Missouri in her | ||||||
8 | adult life; she relocated to Decatur in 1975; she married | ||||||
9 | William Junior McKinney, and he preceded her in death in 1989; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, Mary McKinney committed to her faith from an | ||||||
12 | early age; she was a longtime member of the Church of the | ||||||
13 | Living God P.G.T. Temple #3, where she faithfully attended | ||||||
14 | until her health declined; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Mary McKinney loved gardening, planting flowers, | ||||||
16 | studying her faith, listening to gospel music, and spending | ||||||
17 | time with her family; she was affectionately called "Aunt Mary | ||||||
18 | Belle" by many and "Granny Girl" by her great-granddaughter
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19 | Chermain; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Mary McKinney was preceded in death by her | ||||||
21 | husband, William; her parents; her siblings, Thaddeus Manney |
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1 | and Robert Harold Manney Sr.; her son-in-law, Lawrence Taylor; | ||||||
2 | and her nephews, Junious T. Manney Jr. and Lance Manney; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Mary McKinney is survived by her children, | ||||||
4 | Dorothy (Charles Sr.) Warren, Roy (Lynette) McKinney, Gladys | ||||||
5 | Taylor, Raymond (Glanda) McKinney, Janice McKinney, William | ||||||
6 | McKinney, Patricia (Roy) Dorsey, Ellen (Andra Sr.) Burris, and | ||||||
7 | Rhonda (Allen) Taylor; her bonus son, Richard Moore-McKinney; | ||||||
8 | her brother, Junious Thomas Manney Sr.; her brother-in-law, | ||||||
9 | Charles (Jean) McKinney; her sister-in-law, Barbara Patterson; | ||||||
10 | her 28 grandchildren; and a host of great-grandchildren, | ||||||
11 | great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and other | ||||||
12 | relatives; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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15 | Mother Mary B. McKinney and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
16 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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19 | presented to the family of Mary McKinney as an expression of
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20 | our deepest sympathy.
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