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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| were saddened to learn of the death of Dorothy Ree Hunter on |
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| November 10, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy Ree was born on November 5, 1924 in |
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| Overton, Texas to Willie and Mattie Brown; and
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| WHEREAS, She attended the Rusk County Public Schools to |
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| receive her early childhood education; and
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| WHEREAS, Dorothy Ree recognized the love and mercy of God |
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| when still a child, she professed her faith in Christ joining |
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| the Zion Hill Baptist Church of Tatum, Texas; and
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| WHEREAS, She was given God's grace on August 20, 1946 when |
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| she married her loving and devoted husband of 56 years, George |
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| D. Hunter; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon relocating to Chicago, Dorothy and George |
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| became affiliated with the first Baptist Institutional Church |
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| under the guidance of Reverend Piper, where they were members |
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| for over 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Hunter worked at the American Leather and |
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| Suede Company until her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Dorothy R. Hunter will be deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her son, Kevin, Sr.; her three |
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| grandchildren, Kevin, Jr., Kawana, and Curtis; her sister, |
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| Hattie Moore; her two sisters-in-law, Orlinda Golliday and |
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| Netti Webb; and a host of relatives and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband in August |
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| 2002; therefore, be it
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