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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of Edna Earl Young of Peoria, who passed |
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| away on August 11, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born October 10, 1918, to Ira and Margie |
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| Donelson in Indianola, Mississippi; she married William Young |
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| Sr. on November 24, 1935 and he preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Edna was a homemaker; she was also very dedicated |
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| to her church, the New Morning Star Baptist Church, where she |
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| was an avid Sunday school and vacation Bible school teacher and |
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| a member of the Mothers Board and choir; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, four |
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| sisters, four brothers, four granddaughters, three sons-in-law |
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| and one nephew, whom she reared; and
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| WHEREAS, She is survived by her son, William (Billy) Young |
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| Jr.; her daughters, Lillie Faulkner, Christie Pollard, Laverne |
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| Young, Cora McCullum, Mary (Albert) Chaney, Dorothy (John) |
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| Shorty, Edna Mae Young, Betty (Charles) Beard, Evelyn Young, |
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| and Marilyn (Terry) Woods; her 154 grandchildren; her sister, |
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| Elizabeth Dorsey; and she and William reared nieces and |
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| nephews, Geri McKinney, Christine (Leroy) Warner, Linda |