Full Text of SR1464 99th 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 Emma Lee McCullum of Joliet, who passed | 4 | | away on January 19, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Emma McCullum was born to Pink and Lacy Jones in | 6 | | Heidelberg, Mississippi on January 19, 1933; she married Weems | 7 | | McCullum, Sr. on Christmas Eve in 1952; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Emma McCullum enjoyed a career of more than 30 | 9 | | years at Caterpillar, Inc. and was in the first group of women | 10 | | hired by the company; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Emma McCullum was a faithful member of Second | 12 | | Baptist Church for over 60 years; she also volunteered at the | 13 | | Second Baptist and Sacred Heart Blessing Tables; her house was | 14 | | open to anyone who needed a meal; she possessed the gifts of | 15 | | generosity and conversation and never met a stranger; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Emma McCullum was preceded in death by her | 17 | | parents; her 2 brothers; and her sister; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Emma McCullum is survived by her husband, Weems | 19 | | McCullum, Sr.; her 2 daughters, Edna (Saul) Brass and LaJean | 20 | | (Steven) Grossett; her 2 sons, Derrick "Donnie" McCullum and |
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| 1 | | Weems (Tracy) McCullum, Jr.; her stepson, Thomas (Georgia) | 2 | | Bridges; her sister, Laura Ann McCurdy; her 2 brothers, Sharbor | 3 | | (Eloise) Jones and Joseph (Ellen) Jones; her grandchildren, | 4 | | Essence (Michael) Clark, Sharralyn (Wendell) Martin, E. | 5 | | Marissa (Danielle) Cochran, Weems (Carlicia) McCullum III, | 6 | | Clifford McCullum, Demetria Bridges, Centralia Bridges, and | 7 | | Thomas Bridges; her great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, | 8 | | nephews, cousins, and friends; and the crew at the Second | 9 | | Baptist and Sacred Heart Blessing Tables; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Emma Lee McCullum, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 13 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Emma McCullum as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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