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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Lisa McCarthy-Brooks, who passed away on
4November 28, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Lisa was born in Chicago to Franklin N. McCarthy
6and Callie E. Tucker McCarthy on March 22, 1963; at an early
7age, she exhibited independence, creativity, and
8entrepreneurial skills; she attended Leif Erikson Grammar
9School and graduated from Austin High School; she then attended
10The University of Illinois and studied Child Development; she
11married Ulus Brooks III on July 14, 1997; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Lisa worked at Habilitative Systems, Inc. in
13Chicago for 20 years; she was a licensed child care worker with
14the Department of Children and Family Services; she was also
15active in several beauty and health and wellness companies; she
16excelled as a Platinum Gold Manager in Traci Lynn Fashion
17Jewelry, as a National Director in 5Linx, and briefly with
18ARIIX; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Lisa regularly attended church with her mother;
20she was active in the Austin Baptist Church Choir and many
21other church-related activities; she also attended and was
22active as a choir member at New Faith Baptist Church

 

 

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1International in Matteson; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Lisa was preceded in death by her brother,
3Michael; and her brother-in-law, Donnie Brooks; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Lisa is survived by her husband, Ulus III; her
5children, Takeya, Callie, and Lamar; Darrell Jefferson, his
6children, Sean and Cameron, and their mother, Lauren; her
7siblings, Lyndia D. McCarthy, Deborah (Maurice)
8McCarthy-Hosch, Glenn (Lala) McCarthy, Pattite McCarthy, and
9Donald (Tracey) McCarthy; her nieces and nephews, Megan,
10Jacqueline, Ashanti, Matthew, Melissa, Taren (Steve), Mariah,
11Issac, Aaylaih, Nissa, Antonio, Glenn, Pebbles, Cody, Deisha,
12Ethan, Kailee, and Timothy; her father-in-law, Ulus Brooks; her
13mother-in-law, Dorothy Brooks; her sisters and
14brothers-in-law, Gerri and Hugh Morris, Shirley and Vernal
15Simmons, Tamika and Ralph Brandon, Delores Brooks and John
16Williams, Gwen and Percy Davis, Tina Brooks, Sandra Brooks, and
17Marlynn McCarthy; her special and dear friends, Carmelita Earl,
18Clara Williams, Arlene Pitchford, and Marleena Taylor;
19therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
22Lisa McCarthy-Brooks and extend our sincere condolences to her
23family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it

 

 

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2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to the family of Lisa as an expression of our deepest
4sympathy.