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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Merl Lee Butler on
4 Saturday, April 1, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Merl Lee Snow was born on November 24, 1926, in
6 Chicago to George and Mattie May Snow; she met and married
7 James Butler on March 24, 1951; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mrs. Butler was an active member of the Churches
9 of God and Christ and had attended Faith Temple (C.O.G.I.C.)
10 for the past 20 years; she faithfully served on the Mothers
11 Board and expressed her appreciation and gratitude for God's
12 blessings, her life, and the fellowship and warmth she received
13 from both friends and strangers throughout her lifetime; and
 
14     WHEREAS, She will be remembered for her love for her family
15 and friends, her great sense of humor, her many candid remarks,
16 and the warmth generated by her to her fellow man; she was the
17 kind of woman who enjoyed life to the fullest, which meant she
18 lived it serving her God; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The passing of Merl Lee Butler has been deeply
20 felt by many, especially her children, Howard Snow, Minister
21 Gwennetta Smiley, Dr. Felicia Y. Blasingame (Zachary), and Rose
22 Butler; her grandchildren, Toni, Ronald, Nena, Hassan, Chloe',
23 and Devin; her great-grandchildren, Nina, Kayla, Imani, and
24 Ronald III; her brother, Ernest Snow; and her many cousins and
25 friends; therefore, be it
 
26     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
28 Merl Lee Butler, and we extend our sincere condolences to her
29 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
30 further
 

 

 

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