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093_SR0022
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Catherine
4 Lewis Collins of North Chicago on Wednesday, December 25,
5 2002; and
6 WHEREAS, Mrs. Collins was born November 2, 1935 in
7 Helena, Arkansas to Frank and Cora Lewis; they preceded her
8 in death; and
9 WHEREAS, Mrs. Collins retired from the Federal Government
10 after 32 years of service; she was currently employed as the
11 City Clerk of North Chicago where she served for nine years;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, Mrs. Collins was involved in many community,
14 social, and civic organizations including Coordinating
15 Council for Gang Awareness, Alternative Programs for
16 Community Youth, Lake County Baptist Children and Family
17 Service Advisory Board, Parent Anonymous Workshop Focus on
18 Child Abuse, NAACP, and others; she spearheaded Mothers
19 Against Gangs, Concerned Parents and Citizens Organizations,
20 and others; she was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in
21 Waukegan for many years; and
22 WHEREAS, The passing of Mrs. Collins has been deeply felt
23 by many, especially her husband, Norman C. Collins Sr.; her
24 son, Garth (Sabrina) Collins; her two daughters, Kristy
25 (Todd) Davis and Lori Collins; her two stepsons, Norman Jr.
26 (Leona) Collins and Dennis Collins; her four grandchildren,
27 Garth Collins Jr., Candace Collins, Taylor Davis, and Kennedy
28 Collins; her two sisters, Ernestine (Harold) Fisher and Nancy
29 Wilkerson; her two nieces, Pamela (Anthony) Cowan and Tracy
30 Glover; her five nephews, Harold (Denise) Fisher Jr., Michael
31 Cannon, Kenneth Cannon, and Keith and Gregory Reynolds; and
32 her many cousins and other relatives and dear friends;
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1 therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that together with her
4 family and friends, we mourn the passing of Catherine Lewis
5 Collins and offer them our deepest sympathy; and be it
6 further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the family of Catherine Lewis Collins with our
9 sincerest condolences.
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