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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Emma Doris "Dot" Amos, who passed away
4on October 12, 2021; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Emma Amos was born in Grenada County, Mississippi
6to James and Elizabeth (Brown) Lincoln on September 21, 1938;
7she attended Grenada High School, where she sang in the school
8choir and, during her first year, received a musical
9scholarship to study voice at Campbell College in Jackson,
10Mississippi; after two years, she returned to Grenada High
11School, where she continued to sing with the school choir and
12often had the honor of singing live on the town's local radio
13station; she also played basketball her senior year; she
14graduated in 1956 with honors as salutatorian and attended
15Jackson State College; she was married to Ralph L. Nichols Sr.
16from 1956 until 1959, and they had one son together; she later
17married Booker T. "Earl" Amos in 1962, and they had four
18children together; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Emma Amos was employed as a bus driver for 25
20years at the Crawford Bus Company in Lockport; she was later
21employed as a kitchen staff member with the River Valley
22Juvenile Detention Center in Joliet, retiring at the age of 62
23after four years of service; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Emma Amos loved flowers and was a seasoned
2gardener; she loved reading and listening to all types of
3music; she collected all types of dolls and ceramic figurines;
4she loved all sports and knew more about the teams than most of
5the commentators; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Emma Amos loved family, and her house served as a
7revolving door for nieces, nephews, and extended family who
8called it home whenever needed; she and her sister, Vivian,
9helped raise each other's children and spoke to each other
10nearly every day throughout their lives, and her grandson,
11D'Ante Amos, lived with her during his teenage years and was
12thought of as her youngest child; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Emma Amos was preceded in death by her parents;
14her husband, Booker T. Amos; her brother-in-law, Lee Mister
15Sr.; and her nephew, Lee Mister Jr.; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Emma Amos is survived by her sister, Vivian
17Mister; her children, Ralph L. (Leslie) Nichols Jr., Erroll
18(Phyllis), Rhonda E. (Bill) Bruton, Erland, and Ronald
19(Nichol); her stepdaughter, Shannon (Wesley); her nieces and
20nephews, Dannette (Ollie) Walker, Reginald Mister, and Joyce
21Mister; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and numerous
22nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
3Emma Doris "Dot" Amos and extend our sincere condolences to
4her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to the family of Emma Amos as an expression of our
8deepest sympathy.