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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Frances | ||||||
4 | (nee Silvers) Kennedy of Chicago; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy was born on September 12, 1921 in | ||||||
6 | Nashville, Tennessee to LeRoy A. and Mary Silvers; she | ||||||
7 | graduated from Pearl High School in 1940, where she was chosen | ||||||
8 | as Miss Pearl High; she studied Business and Real Estate Law at | ||||||
9 | Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College (now | ||||||
10 | Tennessee State University) and Northwestern University in | ||||||
11 | Chicago; she married Reverend Walter E. Kennedy in June of | ||||||
12 | 1946; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy had a diverse career in real | ||||||
14 | estate and various product and service-related businesses; she | ||||||
15 | was the first woman supervisor for the Chicago Federation of | ||||||
16 | Musicians Employers Welfare Fund; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy was active in her church; she was | ||||||
18 | a member of the Steward Board, the Altar Guild, and the Women's | ||||||
19 | Christian Fellowship of the Progressive Community Center, the | ||||||
20 | Peoples Church; she later became the President of the 1st | ||||||
21 | Pastor's Concerns Council and a member of the Mother's Board at | ||||||
22 | Greater Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church; she was also |
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1 | active as a member of the National Association for the | ||||||
2 | Advancement of Colored People, the Greenview Park Community | ||||||
3 | Council, Progressive Day Care, and numerous other civic and | ||||||
4 | social organizations; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy was preceded in death by her | ||||||
6 | husband, Walter; her parents; and her siblings, Jessie Silvers | ||||||
7 | and William Pillow; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy is survived by her son, Leroy E. | ||||||
9 | Kennedy; her grandchildren, Ryan, Jasmine, Pamela, Gaines | ||||||
10 | (Skipper), Karl, Michelle, Deborah, and Dorothy; her | ||||||
11 | great-grandchildren; her nieces, Barbara and Delores; her | ||||||
12 | in-laws, Pamela and Dorothy; and her nephews, cousins, and dear | ||||||
13 | friends; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
15 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
16 | we mourn the passing of Frances Kennedy, and extend our sincere | ||||||
17 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
18 | her; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Frances Kennedy as an expression of | ||||||
21 | our deepest sympathy.
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