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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 Latonia | ||||||
4 | Dunkin, who passed away on February 2, 2014; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Latonia Dunkin was born on May 6, 1967 in East St. | ||||||
6 | Louis to Carol Dunkin and Joseph Johnson; she attended the | ||||||
7 | Edward Jenner Elementary Academy of the Arts and Near North | ||||||
8 | Career Metropolitan High School where she majored in wood shop; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Latonia Dunkin attended the Cannella School of | ||||||
11 | Hair Design and became a hair stylist; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Latonia Dunkin enjoyed singing, dancing, and | ||||||
13 | joking around; she loved playing with her nephews and nieces | ||||||
14 | and spending time with her grandchildren and "newlawell", her | ||||||
15 | granddaughter; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Latonia Dunkin was preceded in death by her | ||||||
17 | father; her grandmother, Gertie Dunkin; her uncles, Alfred and | ||||||
18 | Keith Dunkin; her aunt, Augusta Smith; her cousin, Amerise | ||||||
19 | Smith; and her mother-in-law, Betty Newman; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Latonia Dunkin is survived by her mother; her |
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1 | childhood sweetheart, Charles Newman, Sr.; her son, Charles | ||||||
2 | Newman, Jr.; her daughters, Kanika and Chareese; her | ||||||
3 | grandchildren, Deonna Bullock and Kayden Bullock; her sisters, | ||||||
4 | Latasha Dunkin and Quiana Newman; her brothers, Joseph, State | ||||||
5 | Representative Ken (Yolanda), Ruben, and Michael; her | ||||||
6 | step-brothers and step-sisters; her aunt, Edith Moore; her | ||||||
7 | uncle, William Dunkin; her sister-in-law, Yolanda Dunkin; her | ||||||
8 | nieces and nephews, Sacha, Lashawn, Michael Jr., Kendall, | ||||||
9 | Jaylen, M'kiyah, Kennedy, Antwan, Makayla, Michael, and | ||||||
10 | Ahmajay; and her best friends, Lisa Springfield and Wilma | ||||||
11 | Barners; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we mourn the passing of Latonia Dunkin, and extend our sincere | ||||||
15 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
16 | her; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Latonia Dunkin as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our deepest sympathy.
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