Full Text of SR1092 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of E. Beatrice Sam, lovingly known as | 4 | | "Madear", who passed away on December 4, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on October 14, 1922 in New Orleans, | 6 | | Louisiana, to Andrew Ross and Fannie Bell Dunn Ross; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, She moved to Chicago in 1943, where she met and | 8 | | married Harry Sam on March 6, 1948; she worked at Fred Harvey's | 9 | | and later worked at the Playboy Club until 1965; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She confessed Christ and was baptized; she | 11 | | attended St. Leo the Great Catholic Church until its closing | 12 | | and later became a member of St. Kilian Catholic Church; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, She will be remembered for her love for her | 14 | | family, her open door for anyone in need, her love of soul food | 15 | | cooking, and her love for animals; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her sisters, Ethel | 17 | | Mae Robinson, Pearlyne A. Mitchell, and Annie Elizabeth | 18 | | Armstrong; and her children, Thomas E. Robinson, Gladys M. | 19 | | Bridges, and Michael K. Sam; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, E. Beatrice Sam is survived by her husband, Harry; | 2 | | her sister, Hattie M. Nicks; her brother-in-law, John W. Sam; | 3 | | her children, Charles Robinson (Helen), Norma J. Sutton, | 4 | | Beverly J. Hammond, Joyce Y. Calvin (Barry), and Ronald E. Sam; | 5 | | her foster children, Andre Turner and Timothy Cannon; her | 6 | | grandchildren; her great-grandchildren; her | 7 | | great-great-grandchildren; her nieces and nephews; and a host | 8 | | of relatives and friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 | | her family and friends, the passing of E. Beatrice Sam; and be | 12 | | it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of E. Beatrice Sam as a symbol of our | 15 | | sincere sympathy.
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