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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 Goldie Mae Hardy of Chicago, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on August 28, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was born in Arp, Texas on November | ||||||
| 6 | 19, 1919 to Reverend Luke and Rosie (nee Davenport) Wade; she | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Arp High School and attended Wiley College in | ||||||
| 8 | Marshall, Texas; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy relocated to California in the 1940s | ||||||
| 10 | and worked as a professional model; she married Spencer | ||||||
| 11 | Talafaro Hardy, III and they settled in Chicago in 1951; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy began working for the Chicago Board | ||||||
| 13 | of Education as a teacher's
assistant in the Head Start Child | ||||||
| 14 | Development Program in October of 1968
and worked in the | ||||||
| 15 | program for 36 years; she received numerous awards and
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| 16 | certificates of accomplishments from the Board of Education and | ||||||
| 17 | received a
proclamation from the Board at the time of her | ||||||
| 18 | retirement in 2004 for faithful
service and dedication to the | ||||||
| 19 | Chicago Public School System; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was an excellent cook, an avid | ||||||
| 21 | fisherman, a mean "bid whist" player, and
she completely amazed | ||||||
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| 1 | everyone with her flexibility and grace on the dance floor
well | ||||||
| 2 | into her mid 80s; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
| 4 | her husband, Spencer T. Hardy III; and her
siblings, Samuel | ||||||
| 5 | "Billie" Wade, Luther Wade, Archie Wade, M C. "Tex" Wade,
Hosie | ||||||
| 6 | Wade, Louise (nee Wade) Wright, and June (nee Wade) Hendrix; | ||||||
| 7 | and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy is survived by her siblings, Lorraine | ||||||
| 9 | (nee Wade) Ross, Doris (nee Wade) Major,
Chester Wade (Margie), | ||||||
| 10 | Wiliie George Wade, and Jane (nee Wade)
Miller (CJ); her | ||||||
| 11 | children, Spencer Talafaro
Hardy IV, Judge La Quietta J. | ||||||
| 12 | Hardy-Campbell (James),
and Debra Barnard Koonce (Melvin); | ||||||
| 13 | grandchildren
Latonia Hardy, Ray Hardy, Dionne Morgan | ||||||
| 14 | (Addison, III),
Lori Hardy, and Chanel Barnard; | ||||||
| 15 | great-grandchildren,
Dominique, Jaquan, Charlisa, Addison J., | ||||||
| 16 | Martese,
Jabarre, Zion, Chantrell, Reagan, and Sanerra; | ||||||
| 17 | great-great-grandchildren. Brooklyn and Journee; and a host of
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| 18 | nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren, relatives, and friends; | ||||||
| 19 | therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 21 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 22 | Goldie Mae Hardy, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 23 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
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| 1 | further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of Goldie Hardy as an expression of our | ||||||
| 4 | deepest sympathy.
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