Full Text of HR1364 95th General Assembly
HR1364 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Ann Davis, who passed away on May 20, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Marjorie Ann Davis was born on February 22, 1936 | 6 |
| in Poplar Grove, Arkansas; her parents were Theresa Ewing and | 7 |
| Theodore Gordon, both of whom preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Marjorie Ann Davis was taught in the Baptist faith | 9 |
| at an early age; she united with the Star of Bethlehem Baptist | 10 |
| Church, where she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Marjorie Ann Davis attended M.M. Tate Elementary | 13 |
| and High School in Marvell, Arkansas, where she graduated with | 14 |
| the class of 1954; that same year, she met and married her | 15 |
| husband, Lee Davis (deceased), and moved to Chicago; to this | 16 |
| union, four children were born, Theresa, Wanda, Lee Jr., and | 17 |
| Rosalind; and
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| WHEREAS, Marjorie Ann Davis was employed with RR Donnelly | 19 |
| in the early 1960s and at Oak Forest Hospital in the late | 20 |
| 1960s; in the 1970s, she began working for Boyle Midway, where | 21 |
| she met Tommy McFadden (deceased); to this union, two children |
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| were born, William and Brandon; and
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| WHEREAS, In the early 1980s, Marjorie Ann Davis joined the | 3 |
| Cathedral of Joy Baptist Church; she also became self-employed | 4 |
| and founded "Marjorie's Home Day Care", where she took care of | 5 |
| up to six children five days a week; and
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| WHEREAS, Marjorie Ann Davis was well known for her green | 7 |
| thumb and for her gift of caring for plants and making them | 8 |
| thrive; she loved to help those in need and, when cable | 9 |
| television became popular, her favorite pastime was watching | 10 |
| the Food Network; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Marjorie Ann Davis is survived by her loving | 12 |
| children, Theresa, Wanda, Lee Jr., Rosalind, William, and | 13 |
| Brandon; her grandchildren, Shawndra, Sherese, DeJuan, Carl | 14 |
| Jr., Anthony, and Lakia; her great-grandchildren, Tracee, | 15 |
| Treshawn, Darin Jr., Dionte, Dejai, DeAnna, Destiny, Datrice, | 16 |
| and Jaylon; her sister, Grace Griffin; her brother, Roy | 17 |
| McKinney (Myrtle); her niece, Greta Johnson; her nephews, | 18 |
| Lapoleon Sample Jr. and Derrick Webb; and a host of many other | 19 |
| relatives and friends; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Marjorie Ann Davis will be remembered by all who | 21 |
| knew and loved her for her strong will, perseverance, and | 22 |
| unwavering faith; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 4 |
| Marjorie Ann Davis; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the family of Marjorie Ann Davis as an expression | 7 |
| of our sympathy.
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