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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 Claudia Washington |
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| Thompson, a resident of Oak Park for more than 23 years, on |
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| March 29, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Thompson was born February 14, 1938, in Lake |
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| Providence, Louisiana; she graduated from Tuskegee Institute |
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| in Tuskegee, Alabama, with a degree in food technology; and
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| WHEREAS, She was employed at Cook County Hospital and spent |
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| her later years working as a supervisor for Community Care in |
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| Oak Park until her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Thompson was one of the founding members of |
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| APPLE, Black/White Dialogue, and the NAACP Oak Park Chapter; |
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| she was dedicated to the mission of the organizations and she |
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| was relentless in pursuit of solutions; and
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| WHEREAS, She is survived by her daughter, Mecca, and son, |
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| Shaun; she was preceded in death by her husband; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Claudia Washington Thompson and extend our sincerest |
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| condolences to her family, friends, and community; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest |
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| sympathy.
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