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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the |
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| members of the House of Representatives of the State of |
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| Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Cheryl Ann |
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| Dennis on Sunday, July 13, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Cheryl Ann Dennis was born on August 25, 1947, in |
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| New Orleans, Louisiana, to Wilfred and Nafamier Dennis; she was |
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| affectionately called "Cherie"; she attended Holy Name of Mary |
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| Grammar School and the Academy of Our Lady for her secondary |
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| education; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Dennis received a bachelor's degree from the |
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| University of Illinois, Champaign; she went on to complete a |
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| Masters in Social Work at the University of Michigan, Ann |
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| Arbor; she also received certificates in Clown Arts from Triton |
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| College and the Clown Camp at the University of Wisconsin; and
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| WHEREAS, She was employed by the Louisiana School Board and |
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| Charity Hospital in New Orleans; while living in New Orleans, |
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| she received her journeyman papers in electronics from the |
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| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; as a licensed |
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| social worker, she taught and serviced youth in the Chicago |
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| Public Schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Dennis' clown name was "Jo-V-L", which was an |
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| expression of her love of creativity with children; she also |
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| enjoyed entertaining people by making animal balloons; she was |
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| a fun-loving spirit with a joy of living, which led her to |
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| participate in many organizations and activities; she was a |
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| Center Aisle Player at St. Thaddeus Catholic Church and a choir |
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| member in the church's adult choir; she was a Delta Sigma Theta |
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| sorority sister; she also enjoyed exploring the world with the |
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| Windy City Seals Diving Club; and
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