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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Carole Carter; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Carole Carter was born on July 12, 1960; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Carole Carter devoted much of her time to the
6 non-profit organization she founded, the Big Girl Faith
7 Organization, which provides spiritual and financial support
8 to women of color who are fighting breast cancer and in need of
9 assistance with rent or mortgage payments, utilities,
10 transportation to and from treatment, groceries, and
11 care-giving services; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Carole Carter was an employee of Motorola and
13 helped to develop OnStar; she also worked at Continental for 15
14 years; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Carole Carter was a member of the Trinity United
16 Church of Christ and served as Chairperson of the Sistuh Fund
17 Giving Circle; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Carole Carter was a loving and affectionate person
19 who was always ready to greet someone with a hug and a smile;
20 she was loved by all who knew her; she was a dedicated mother

 

 

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1 and friend who was always willing to give her last dollar to
2 anyone who needed it; she was also an avid traveler; and
 
3     WHEREAS, The passing of Carole Carter has been felt deeply
4 by many, especially her mother, her daughter, the members of
5 the Big Girl Faith Organization and the Sistuh Fund Giving
6 Circle, and her many close friends; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
8 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
9 her family and friends, the passing of Carole Carter; and be it
10 further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the family of Carole Carter as an expression of
13 our sympathy.