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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are |
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| deeply saddened by the passing of Ruby Pearl White; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White was born to the union of the late |
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| Leo and Delilah Grays on August 27, 1917 in New Kensington, |
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| Pennsylvania; she was one of three children born to that union, |
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| along with her sister Mamie and her brother Freddie, all of |
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| whom preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White gave her life to the Lord at an |
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| early age at the 1st Church of God in New Kensington, |
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| Pennsylvania; she later became a member of Crossroads Vineyard |
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| Christian Fellowship in Plum Borough where she served the Lord, |
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| her church, and her community all the days of her life; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White met and married Charles O'Neal; |
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| one child was born to this union, Frances O'Neal Williams |
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| Lewis; she later married Fred White; five children were born to |
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| this union, in which one, Frederick White, preceded her in |
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| death; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White graduated from New Kensington |
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| High School in 1935; she attended the University of Pittsburgh |
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| and served as a student advisor at Pennsylvania State |
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| University's New Kensington campus; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White loved her family, her extended |
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| family, and the greater community, encouraging everyone to be |
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| the absolute best that they could be; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White committed her life and her work |
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| to fight for social and economic justice, organizing and |
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| standing up against all injustices as an active member of the |
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| NAACP and as a founding member of the first official Alle-Kiski |
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| Valley Martin Luther King Memorial Program at the First Church |
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| of God; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White will be sorely missed by all who |
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| knew and loved her, especially her daughters, Frances (Rev. |
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| Robert) Lewis, Rebecca, and Penelope; her sons, Peter (Regina) |
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| White and Paul White; her adopted daughters, Betty Moore and |
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| Grace Ives; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and |
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| many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| join with the family of Ruby Pearl White in the celebration of |
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| her life; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |