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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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| learned with sadness of the death of Mildred Junie Mae Beasley |
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| of Lovejoy on January 20, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born July 11, 1924, the sixth of ten |
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| children born to Adam and Junie Jackson in Coffeeville, |
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| Mississippi; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1944, she joined her mother and other family |
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| members to live in Lovejoy; during her last years, after two |
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| marriages, several moves, and raising her family of two sons |
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| and four daughters, she again settled in Lovejoy; and
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| WHEREAS, From the early 1940's through the early 1990's, |
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| she was acknowledged as one of the premiere gospel vocalists to |
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| come out of Lovejoy; from the beginning, it was clear that she |
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| had been blessed with a great singing voice and personality; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, For many years, she participated and served as the |
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| Director of the Antioch Baptist Church Choir (for over 40 |
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| years), the Director of Lovejoy Community Union Chorus, a |
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| member of East Saint Louis Jordoniars, a member of East Saint |
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| Louis Salvation Army Choir, and a member of Eastern Star; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mildred Junie Mae Beasley will be |
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| felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her sons, Gerald |
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| Quincy Jones and Edward Gene Glasper; her daughters, Versa Lee |
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| Hampton, Ruby Christian, Betty Lawson, and Anita Grace Jones; |
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| her son-in-law, Charles Christian; her sisters, Frances |
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| Washington, Pearl Scurlock, and Tommie Williams; her 15 |
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| grandchildren; her 20 great-grandchildren; and her two great |
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| great-grandchildren; and
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