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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Patricia Ann Taylor, who passed away on |
| 4 | | December 2, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Taylor was born on February 17, 1959 in |
| 6 | | Clinton, Mississippi; her parents were Timothy C. Patton and |
| 7 | | R.V. Barber; she married Gerard Lamont Taylor in 1982; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Taylor accepted Christ at an early age |
| 9 | | and joined Starlight Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago; she |
| 10 | | later became a member of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church in |
| 11 | | Bellwood; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Taylor attended Oliver Wendell Holmes |
| 13 | | Elementary School and Visitation High School in Chicago; after |
| 14 | | high school, she attended Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, |
| 15 | | where she was elected president of the Black Student Union and |
| 16 | | graduated with honors with a triple major in English, black |
| 17 | | studies, and history; after college, she attended the Ohio |
| 18 | | State University Moritz College of Law; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Taylor was employed as an executive |
| 20 | | assistant to the CEO of Morton Salt, Inc. for many years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Taylor enjoyed reading, crocheting, |
| 2 | | shopping, and spending time with her family; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Taylor is preceded in death by her |
| 4 | | parents; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Taylor is survived by her daughter, |
| 6 | | Jennifer C. Taylor; her son, Gerard L. Taylor, II; her |
| 7 | | granddaughter, Malia Mae Taylor; her brothers, Henry L. Patton, |
| 8 | | Arthur J. Curry, Thomas (Frances) Barber, Timothy (Katherine) |
| 9 | | Barber, Jimmie L. Barber, Leon (Diane) Carr, Charles (Gail) |
| 10 | | Carr, and Richard Larry; her sisters, Ollie (Eddie) Adkins, |
| 11 | | Sarah F. Barber, and Carolyn (Kenneth) Johnson; her uncle, |
| 12 | | Peter (Emma) Martin; her aunts, Rebecca (John Curtis) Robinson |
| 13 | | and Bettye (Charles) Speed; and her many nephews, nieces, |
| 14 | | cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her |
| 17 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Patricia Ann Taylor; |
| 18 | | and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Patricia Taylor as an expression of |
| 21 | | our sympathy.
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