Full Text of SR2409 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 Christine Crushella "Chris" | 4 | | Radford-Eastern, who passed away on October 14, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Christine Radford-Eastern was born in St. Louis, | 6 | | Missouri to Johnnie Sr. and Jacqueline
Cotton Radford on | 7 | | October 11, 1970;
she grew up in Parkside and graduated from | 8 | | East St. Louis Senior High
School in 1988, where she was named | 9 | | Homecoming Queen; she later
graduated from The Academy School | 10 | | of Beauty Culture and became a licensed cosmetologist; she | 11 | | married Robert "Bobby" Eastern III in
Sarasota, Florida on June | 12 | | 8, 2012; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Christine Radford-Eastern was employed briefly | 14 | | with the Casino Queen; she then worked at Diva 226 Salon; she | 15 | | later moved to The Mainstreet Salon; in 2005, she became | 16 | | co-owner and signature master stylist at
Jaqueline's Salon; she | 17 | | became one of the premier designers of hair and a personal | 18 | | stylist in the bi-state
area; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Christine Radford-Eastern was baptized at her | 20 | | home church, Power of Change Christian Church; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Christine Radford-Eastern was preceded in death |
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| 1 | | by her father, Johnnie; her grandmother; and her
nephews, DeJan | 2 | | Raphael Radford, and Jeremiah DeJan Radford; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Christine Radford-Eastern is survived by her | 4 | | husband, Robert;
her children, Christian Cooper, Ra'Ven, | 5 | | D'Moi, Shayvon, D'Wan, and Robert Eastern
IV; her mother, | 6 | | Jaqueline (Frank) Smith; her brothers, Johnnie (Tamaria) | 7 | | Radford,
Jeremiah (Felicia) Radford, and David Smith; her | 8 | | sisters, Amanie Smith, Teresa Harris,
and Jessica Radford; her | 9 | | aunt, Diane Cotton; her special traveling nurse and aunt,
Lorna | 10 | | Sanders; her uncles, Ronald Carpenter, and Donald (Donna) | 11 | | Carpenter; her
godmothers, Billie Jean Thornton, and Dorcas | 12 | | Jackson; her godsisters, Demetria
McPherson, and Samantha | 13 | | Jackson; her goddaughter, Tahira Nash; her "besties", Shantel
| 14 | | Nfiller, Nfichelle Hopkins-Harris, Gina Jones-Manual, Dettra | 15 | | Blakely-Fields, Cassandra
Carter, Laton Chairs, and Eudora | 16 | | Lawary; her special cousins, Amandra Cotton-Jones,
and Enita | 17 | | Johnson-Rodgers; Bobby's Angels; and a host of nieces, nephews, | 18 | | cousins,
relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Christine Crushella "Chris" Radford-Eastern, and extend our | 22 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 23 | | and loved her; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Christine Radford-Eastern as an | 3 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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