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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 regret of the death of Lucille Presley of North |
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| Chicago on Thursday, April 21, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born in Canton, Mississippi, to Louis and |
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| Hattie Brown; she was united in marriage to Rufus Presley, Sr., |
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| on November 16, 1936, in Sledge, Mississippi; he preceded her |
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| in death; and
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| WHEREAS, She relocated with her family to North Chicago in |
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| 1948; she was a member of the Mount Sinai Baptist Church and |
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| was a dedicated member of the Willing Workers and Flower Clubs; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, She was also preceded in death by her daughters, |
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| Mattie Frazier and Elnora Presley; her son, Robert Presley; her |
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| grandson, Franklin Presley; her sisters, Classie Young, Hattie |
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| Starnes, Louise Barnes, Bertha Powell, and Sonia Harper; her |
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| brothers, Leon Brown, Rufus Brown, Walter Brown, Copeland |
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| Brown, Soloman Brown, J.B. Brown, James Brown, Louis Brown, and |
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| Raymond Rogers; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mrs. Presley has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially her daughters, Jeannie (Arthur Bailey) |
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| Presley, Ruthia (William) Mayo, Maria (Tony Callahan) Presley, |
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| Irene (Bill) Mayfield, and Dorothy (Acho) Ingram; her sons, |
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| Rufus, Jr., (Betty Banks), Henry (Terry), Leo (Sherian), and |
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| Leroy (Regina); her sisters, Minnie Parker, Willie Dean |
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| Chapman, Arquilla Porter, Thelma (Sylvester) Milton, Cubbie |
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| Flemings, Betty Williams, and Celeola (Ben) Evans; her |
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| brothers, James Brown and John Brown; her sisters-in-law, |
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| Maggie Brown and Quincy Brown; her many nieces, nephews, |
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| relatives, and friends; a special friend, Ms. Pearl Warren; and |
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| a special "daughter", Ms. Elizabeth (Gage) Gilmore; therefore, |