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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Glenda |
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| Walton of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Walton was born January 30, 1960, to William |
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| and Lovie Walton, Sr., in Chicago; she was the twin sister to |
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| Glenn Walton and the fifth child of eight siblings; and
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| WHEREAS, She attended Our Lady of Hungary Catholic Grade |
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| School and Harlan High School; she graduated with honors in the |
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| top ten of her class from Jones Commercial High School; she was |
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| in her second year at Chicago State University where she was |
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| majoring in child development; and
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| WHEREAS, She was active in programs at the Progressive |
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| Baptist Church; she was a member of the Young Adult Choir and |
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| served as secretary of the Sunday School for a number of years; |
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| she later joined Merrill Avenue Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Walton was joined in marriage to Malcom Mills |
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| in 1981; to this union was born a daughter, Amanda, who gave |
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| her two grandchildren, Ayania and Mayon; and
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| WHEREAS, She worked as a Check Investigator at the Federal |
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| Reserve Bank of Chicago for 18 years and as a Patient Account |
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| Analyst for United Health Care Insurance for five years; she |
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| did a lot of neighborhood and community work under the guidance |
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| of State Representative Constance Howard, which she truly |
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| enjoyed and loved doing; she loved life and giving back to the |
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| community was a great joy for her; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Glenda Walton is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved her, especially her daughter, Amanda Mills |
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| (Michael); her granddaughter, Ayania; her grandson, Mayon; her |