Full Text of HR0590 93rd General Assembly
HR0590 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HR0590 |
|
LRB093 14276 KEF 40317 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois
learned with regret of the death of Mary | 4 |
| Russell on Friday, October 17, 2003;
and
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Russell was born on July 24, 1905 in Tate | 6 |
| County, Como,
Mississippi to Council and Mary Edwards; she was | 7 |
| the last surviving of 16
children born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwards; | 8 |
| and
| 9 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Russell was educated in Tate County; she | 10 |
| became a
resident of Chicago in 1951; she worked as an | 11 |
| industrial laborer for Listen
Industrial Factory; and
| 12 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Russell was a member of the Order of the | 13 |
| Eastern Star; she was
a faithful and willing worker and member | 14 |
| of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist
Church; she was the mother | 15 |
| of 8 children, 4 of whom preceded her in death; and
| 16 |
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Russell will be remembered as loving | 17 |
| grandmother to 44
grandchildren; she gave each grandchild going | 18 |
| away to college and each
grandchild getting married the gift of | 19 |
| a hand made quilt; and
| 20 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Mary Russell has been deeply felt | 21 |
| by many, especially
her children, Laura Price, Catherine | 22 |
| Colvin, Leo Garrett, and A.G. (Katie)
Garrett; and her | 23 |
| grandchildren, Martha Boyden, Kimberly Colvin, State
| 24 |
| Representative Marlow Colvin, Milton Colvin, Myron Colvin, | 25 |
| A.G. Garrett, Jr.,
Bernard Garrett, Chester Garrett, Jr., Clark | 26 |
| Garrett, Deborah
Garrett, Dr. Dennis Garrett, Frederick | 27 |
| Garrett, Gregory Garrett, Janine
Garrett,
Joe Garrett, Kenneth | 28 |
| Garrett, Melvin Garrett, Norman Garrett, Ronald Garrett,
Roy | 29 |
| Garrett, Samuel Garrett, Vanessa Garrett, Veradene Garrett,
| 30 |
| Clarissa Golden, Clara Hester, Katherine Johnson, Sharon Maul, |
|
|
|
HR0590 |
- 2 - |
LRB093 14276 KEF 40317 r |
|
| 1 |
| Loretta
Minor, Christopher Murrah, Sargent Daniel Murrah, | 2 |
| Kevin Nero, Marvin Nero,
Karon Ogunedina, Mary Lee Patterson, | 3 |
| Andrew Price, Jr., Charles Price, Vincent
Price, Yolanda | 4 |
| Price-Greene, Minnie Sabati, Marie Thomas, Shirley Ann Thomas,
| 5 |
| and Margaret Wilson; therefore, be it
| 6 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 |
| together with her family and friends, we mourn the passing of | 9 |
| Mrs. Mary Russell, and we extend our deepest sympathy to them; | 10 |
| and be it further
| 11 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family
of Mary Russell as an expression of our | 13 |
| deepest sympathy.
|
|