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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of
4 Minnie B. Moss on Thursday, February 7, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mrs. Moss attended Aggie High School and Coahoma
6 Junior College; she financed her way through college and
7 graduated from Mississippi Industrial College with a Bachelor
8 of Science degree; and
9 WHEREAS, Mrs. Moss was active in the civil rights
10 movement in the South where she grew up; she participated in
11 student lunch counter sit-ins, marches, and voter
12 registration initiatives; and
13 WHEREAS, Mrs. Moss led a distinguished professional
14 career serving many years with Raytheon Corporation and
15 Prudential Insurance; she was currently employed under
16 Secretary of State Jessie White; and
17 WHEREAS, Mrs. Moss was active in her community, serving
18 as a faithful volunteer with the Jackson Cougars softball
19 team; she was a volunteer parent with Marshall High School
20 Parent Athletic Program and was active in the 4800 Crystal
21 block club for over twenty years; she was a member of St.
22 Paul Lutheran Church where she served on the Education Board;
23 and
24 WHEREAS, Mrs. Moss will be remembered as a loving mother,
25 great aunt, and a caring sister; her passing has been deeply
26 felt by many, especially her husband, Jackie; her sons,
27 Kurttizz (Tracy), Marvin (Dawn), George, and Darius; her
28 mother-in-law, Doris Perry (Elder Perry); her brother-in-law,
29 Autrey; her sisters, Valarie, Edna, Diana (Terry), Jean
30 (Charles), and Darlena (Walter); her brothers, Charlie
31 (Birda), Jackson (Gladyes), and Johnnie; her uncles, James,
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1 Joe Willie, Emanuel, Kurtiss, and Frank; her nieces, Dorthia,
2 Onedia (Leroy), Necole, Tasha, and Shalanda; her nephews,
3 Omarr, Philander, Johnnie, Joseph, Danny, Lamont, Charles,
4 Marquis, and Walter; her eight great-nieces; her nine
5 great-great-nephews; her four grandchildren; and her host of
6 cousins and friends; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we mourn the passing of Minnie B. Moss and extend to her
10 family, friends, and all who loved her our deepest sympathy;
11 and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of Minnie B. Moss along with our
14 sincerest condolences.