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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Lucille Vance Gregory Butler of Chicago, 
4who passed away on April 20, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, She was born on March 5, 1925 in Shorter, Alabama 
6to the union of Willie and Lucille Vance; she attended the 
7historic Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama for 
8elementary school; she accepted Christ at an early age; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, She married Solomon Gregory in 1942 and he 
10preceded her in death; she married Tom Butler in 1988 and he 
11also preceded her in death; she moved to Chicago in 1954 and 
12worked at various jobs, including Curtis' Candy, selling 
13clothes, housekeeping, baby sitting, and retired from Central 
14YMCA College; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, She was a faithful member of Beersheba Missionary 
16Baptist Church, leading programs such as the annual Women's Day 
17and the Old Landmark services; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husbands; her 
19daughter, Marion; and her siblings, Willie Vance Jr., Phillip 
20Vance, and Viola Vance Gregory; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Lucille Butler is survived by her daughters, 
2Belinda Criss and Deloris (Lamont) Malcome; her son, Anthony 
3(Rachel) Gregory Sr.; her brother, Reverend James Henry 
4(Brenda) Vance; her sisters, Johnny Mae Cotton and Evelyn 
5Burton; her aunt, Dorothy Sanders; her grandchildren, James, 
6Curtis, Marion, Anthony Jr., Kenneth, and Stephen; her 
7great-grandchildren, Naeemah, Montarius, Jada, Alijah, 
8Jakayda, Lia, and Curtis Jr.; and a host of nieces, nephews, 
9cousins, Godchildren, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL 
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
12her family and friends, the passing of Lucille Butler; and be 
13it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to the family of Lucille Butler as a symbol of our 
16sincere sympathy.