HR1450 99TH 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 Iberia Beatrice Hampton, who passed away on October 16, 2016 at the age of 94; and

WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton was born on February 5, 1922 in Haynesville, Louisiana; her parents were Elihue and Lizzie White; and

WHEREAS, In the 1930s, Iberia Hampton and her husband moved to the Chicago area to find better job opportunities; she stayed home to care for their children while her husband worked at the Corn Products Refining Company in Argo; in 1958, they moved to Maywood; and

WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton began working at Corn Products in 1956 in a quality control position; while there, she served as a union steward, which helped to inspire her children to make the world a better place; and

WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton's kitchen on the 800 block of South 17th Avenue in Maywood was often the scene of philosophical and strategic political conversations, especially after the assassination of her son Fred on December 4, 1969; she would serve many meals to the activists, entertainers, politicians, and everyday people who visited her home; she and her family also produced a list of "progressive people running for office" in the community, so that area voters could "select who they thought were best fit for office"; and

WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of Iberia Beatrice Hampton; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Iberia Hampton as an expression of our sympathy.