Full Text of SR0782 97th 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 Lillie Mae Lane, who passed away on May | 4 | | 13, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on February 21, 1938 in Sharpes, | 6 | | Florida, to Alex Lane and Bulah Willis; she was the youngest of | 7 | | 8 siblings; she was married to George Harvey Burrows on July | 8 | | 19, 1959; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, She worked for First National Bank for over 20 | 10 | | years, and after retirement, opened Lil's Fashions Boutique in | 11 | | Chicago; after retiring from Lil's Fashion Boutique, she | 12 | | continued to work with charities and help others; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, She was a member of the Faith Community of Saint | 14 | | Sabina Church; she joined the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights | 15 | | of Peter Claver Court 192 in 1992; she became a Gracious Lade, | 16 | | the highest degree, in 2010; she was a junior daughter | 17 | | councilor and recipient of the Thea Bowman Award; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her | 19 | | brothers, Russell, Clinton, Irving, and Washington; and her | 20 | | sisters, Bernice and Lola; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Mae Lane is survived by her husband, | 2 | | George; her daughters, Sharon and Gwendolyn; her | 3 | | grandchildren, Christian and Brandon Ogbebor (Sharon), | 4 | | Brittany and Blair Burrows (Gwendolyn); her | 5 | | great-grandchildren, Damarrion and Kierre Ogbebor (Brandon), | 6 | | and Christian Ogbebor Jr. (Christian); and a host of nieces, | 7 | | nephews, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 10 | | her family and friends, the passing of Lillie Mae Lane; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Lillie Mae Lane as a symbol of our | 14 | | sincere sympathy.
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