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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened |
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| to learn of the passing of Grace Genevra Fair of Chicago, |
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| Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Grace Genevra Rogers was born in Chicago, Illinois |
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| on September 14, 1936; her parents were Thaddeus and Grace |
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| Rogers; and
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| WHEREAS, She grew up in the Morgan Park community in |
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| Chicago and attended Shoop Elementary School, Morgan Park High |
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| School, and Chicago Teachers' College; and
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| WHEREAS, On February 11, 1955, she was united in marriage |
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| to Ivan Fair; and
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| WHEREAS, Grace worked for Vee Jay Records after college; |
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| when Vee Jay moved to California, she was recommended for a job |
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| with the American Federation of Television and Radio |
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| Artists/Screen Actors Guild; Executive Director Ray Jones |
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| hired Grace to be his assistant and over the years she moved |
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| upward, ending with her positions as Assistant Executive |
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| Secretary and Interim Executive Secretary; she retired in 2001 |
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| and moved to Las Vegas with her husband; and
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| WHEREAS, Grace is survived by her husband, Ivan; her |
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| daughter, Daphne (Jeremiah) Fair-Leary; her sisters, Francis |
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| (Bishop) McGuire, and Charlotte Banks (nee Joseph); and her |
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| nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be 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 extend our sincere |
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| condolences to the family and friends of Grace Genevra Fair, |
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| and wish them the best at this time of loss; and be it further
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