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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Valerie Shavers of Chicago
4 on April 26, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mrs. Shavers, also known as "Cakes" and "Val", was
6 born in Chicago on June 13, 1962, to Mozell Shavers and Dan
7 Delaney; she was the third of four children; and
 
8     WHEREAS, She attended Herzl Elementary School and Richard
9 T. Crane High School; she worked a variety of jobs, and her
10 most recent place of employment was at Wilma Rudolph Learning
11 Center where she worked in Food Services; she always smiled
12 when greeting people when she walked into the building and had
13 a great love for her co-workers; and
 
14     WHEREAS, She opened her heart and shared whatever she had
15 with anyone who needed assistance; her home was an open door to
16 many who had no place to go; she cared about everyone,
17 especially children; she loved life and lived it to the
18 fullest; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The passing of Valerie Shavers was felt by all who
20 knew and loved her, especially her husband, J.C. Halums; her
21 children, James Shavers (Kimberley), Melanie Shavers, and
22 Jerome Shavers; her mother, Mozell Shavers; her sisters, Valeda
23 Shavers and Charnell Shavers (Edward); her brother, Daryl L.
24 Shavers (Lucy); her grandchildren, Jamesha Shavers, Rashad
25 Johnson, and Charles Montgomery; her father, Dan Delaney Jr.;
26 her sisters and brothers, Valerie King (Thomas), Donna Delaney,
27 Marsh Delaney, Jarvis Delaney, Ruth Mae Young, Patricia
28 Delaney, and Ronald Delaney; her aunts and uncles, Katie
29 Lindsey (Arthur), Velma Shavers (Robert), Ralph Shavers,
30 Vernon Shavers (Alexandria), Mark Shavers (Yvonne), Delores
31 Shavers, and Elnora Haralson (James); her godmother, Mrs.

 

 

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1 Mellow Beasly; her goddaughter, Yolanda Bryant; and a host of
2 relatives and friends; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
4 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
5 Valerie Shavers and extend our sincerest condolences to her
6 family and friends; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
9 sympathy.