HR1396 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mother Hattie Singleton of Chicago, who passed away on March 25, 2008; and

WHEREAS, She was born on March 27, 1922 in West Point, Mississippi; she confessed Christ as her Savior and was baptized at an early age; she met and married Earl Singleton in 1940, at the age of thirteen; and

WHEREAS, She graduated from Lucy Flowers High School; she received her nursing degree from Cook County Hospital; she began working for the Chicago Board of Education in 1967; and

WHEREAS, Mother Singleton was a School Community Representative for the Board of Education for 27 years; she was a delegate for the Chicago Teachers Union, was a Girl Scout leader, a fundraiser for the Henry Booth House, and the co-founder of 7 Knights and 2 Queens, was a member of the Ickes, Prairie, Archer Community Action Committee, was an advisor for the 21st District Chicago Police Department Explorer Scouts, served as her neighborhood CAPS facilitator, and was involved with the Neighborhood Housing Organization; she received many awards and honors over the years for her good works; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her children, Earl III, Edward, Ernest, Eric, Elaine, Evelyn, and Ellen; and

WHEREAS, Mother Singleton is survived by her sons, Eugene, Elvis (Priscilla), and Eitel (Pam); her daughters, Edwina and Helena; her daughter in Christ, Regina; her grandchildren, Renard, Steven, Lolita, Aaron, Stephanie, Anthony, Dwaine, Keith, Latisha, Edward, Reginald, Jeanine, Parish, and Michael; her many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; her aunts, uncles, other family members, and many friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Mother Hattie Singleton; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mother Hattie Singleton as a symbol of our sympathy.