Full Text of SR2311 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 Mary Lee Gray, at the age of 79; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gray was born in Denmark, Tennessee to Lonnie | 5 | | and Mellie Gray on September 19, 1937; she attended Upper | 6 | | Ingram and South Jackson Elementary School; she graduated from | 7 | | Merry Jackson High School and earned her Bachelor of Science | 8 | | from Lane Teachers College, where she played basketball; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gray relocated to Chicago and began her | 10 | | teaching career with the Chicago Public School District, where | 11 | | she served for 35 years, retiring in 1998; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gray was affectionately know as "MayLee" by | 13 | | her parents and as "Bubba" by her grandchildren; she enjoyed | 14 | | singing, traveling, and watching professional basketball; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gray was preceded in death by her parents; | 16 | | her brothers, Willie B. Gray, Wayne George Gray, and Sammie Lee | 17 | | Gray; and her sisters, Georgia Ruth Gray-Polk, Alfonsa | 18 | | Hunt-Lewis, Vernice Rufus, and Marjorie (Dan) Hurt; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Mary Gray is survived by her children, Nikita | 20 | | Powell, Sandra Powell, Dr. Anitrese Wilks, and Dr. Latonya |
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| 1 | | (Anthony) Wilks-Daniels; her goddaughter, Robin Henry; her | 2 | | grandchildren, Laron Holt, Curtis Mason, Lakita Scott, and | 3 | | Jaylen Jordan; her great-grandchildren, Christian Holt, Lamyra | 4 | | Scott, Aubrey Mason, and Alex Mason; her sisters, Margaret | 5 | | (Michael) Dean, Forrestine Gray, Shirley (Leland) Willis, and | 6 | | Claudette Osborne; her brothers, Lonnie (Margaret) Gray Jr., | 7 | | Daniel (Diane) Gray, James Gray, and James "Duke" Hunt; her | 8 | | stepmother, Millie Gray; and a host of nieces, nephews, | 9 | | cousins, and in-laws; 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 | | Mary Lee Gray, 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 Mary Gray as an expression of our | 17 | | deepest sympathy.
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