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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the Senate  of  the  Ninety-Third
 3    General  Assembly  were  saddened  to learn of the passing of
 4    Phyllis Demps Carry on September 13, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Phyllis Demps Carry loved the Lord  and  praised
 6    God, and was grateful for the blessed life she lived; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Phyllis  Demps  Carry  was  a  very intelligent
 8    woman, having graduated with  honorable  mention  from  Betsy
 9    Ross  Elementary  School,  and  having  been honored as class
10    Valedictorian from Englewood High School; and

11        WHEREAS, Phyllis Demps Carry worked for the Chicago Board
12    of   Education,   the   Chicago   Public   Library,   as   an
13    administrative assistant, and she was a  dedicated  community
14    activist  for  various  causes and public officials including
15    Senator Collins; and

16        WHEREAS, Phyllis Demps Carry began serving her  community
17    as  a  young  woman  through  the Elite Sub-Debs, Miss Bronze
18    America Club, Englewood Circle  Saroines,  Junior  Auxiliary,
19    Las  Chatamas  Club,  and as a volunteer for Christmas Seals;
20    and

21        WHEREAS,  Phyllis  Demps  Carry  continued  her   service
22    through  serving  as  a  volunteer secretary to Father George
23    Clements' Holy Angels, Ladies for Lunch Senior Group,  Dolton
24    Seniors,   Midway   Gardens   Seniors,  Department  on  Aging
25    Activities, many St.  Sabina  activities,  and  received  the
26    Chicago Senior Citizen Hall of Fame Award on May 2, 2002; and

27        WHEREAS,   Phyllis   Demps  Carry  was   honest,  a  good
28    listener, dependable, free-thinking, high-spirited, outgoing,
29    friendly, loving of others, and socially active; and

30        WHEREAS, Phyllis Demps Carry  enjoyed  traveling,  dining
 
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 1    out,  spending  time  with  family, shopping, giving gifts to
 2    others, laughing, reading, and doing senior activities; and

 3        WHEREAS, Phyllis Demps Carry's  passing  will  be  deeply
 4    felt   by   many,   especially   her   daughter,   Judy;  her
 5    grandchildren, Terence and  Traci;  her  great-grandchildren,
 6    Sydnee   and  Terence  Jr.  (Simms);  her  sister,  Albertine
 7    Woodard; and her many friends; therefore be it

 8        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 9    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
10    Phyllis Demps Carry; and be it further

11        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
12    presented  to  the  family  of  Phyllis  Demps  Carry  as  an
13    expression of our sorrow for their loss.