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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the  State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of
 4    Catherine  Lewis  Collins  of  North  Chicago  on  Wednesday,
 5    December 25, 2002; and

 6        WHEREAS, Catherine Lewis Collins was born on November  2,
 7    1935  in Helena, Arkansas to Frank and Cora Lewis; at the age
 8    of five, her family moved to Waukegan;  she  attended  Carmen
 9    Elementary  School  and graduated from Waukegan Township High
10    School; she was baptized by Reverand J.N. Lightfoot at Shiloh
11    Baptist Church; and

12        WHEREAS, Mrs. Collins was employed as the City  Clerk  of
13    North  Chicago, where she was serving her tenth elected year;
14    previously, she was employed with the Federal Government  for
15    33 years before her retirement; and

16        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Collins was an active and energetic civic
17    leader involved in several community and social organizations
18    including   Coordinating   Council   for   Gang    Awareness,
19    Alternative Programs for Community Youth, Lake County Baptist
20    Children  and Family Service Advisory Board, Parent Anonymous
21    Workshop  Focus  on  Child  Abuse,  NAACP,  and  others;  she
22    spearheaded Mothers  Against  Gangs,  Concerned  Parents  and
23    Citizens Organizations, and many others; and

24        WHEREAS,  The passing of Catherine Lewis Collins has been
25    felt by many, especially her husband, Norman C. Collins  Sr.;
26    her  son,  Garth  (Sabrina)  Collins;  her  daughters, Kristy
27    (Todd) Davis  and  Lori  L.  Collins;  her  stepsons,  Norman
28    (Leona)  Collins  Jr.  and Dennis Collins; her grandchildren,
29    Garth Collins Jr., Candace Collins, Taylor Davis, and Kennedy
30    Collins; her sisters, Ernestine  (Harold)  Fisher  and  Nancy
31    Wilkerson;  her  nieces,  Pamela  (Anthony)  Cowan  and Tracy
32    Glover; her nephews,  Harold  (Denise)  Fisher  Jr.,  Michael
 
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 1    Cannon,  Kenneth  Cannon, and Keith and Gregory Reynolds; and
 2    many cousins, other relatives, and dear  friends;  therefore,
 3    be it

 4        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 5    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 6    we  join  with  family  and  friends and mourn the passing of
 7    Catherine Lewis Collins, who will be remembered as  a  loving
 8    wife,  mother,  grandmother,  sister,  aunt,  and  friend who
 9    continually strived for a better life for Illinois youth; and
10    be it further

11        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
12    presented  to  the family of Catherine Lewis Collins with our
13    deepest sympathy.