Full Text of HR0393 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Lillie | 4 | | Florence Goodwin, who passed away on May 21, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Goodwin was born to Reverend William M. | 6 | | Connor and Deborah Connor in Michigan City, Indiana on January | 7 | | 28, 1953; she was raised on the south side of Chicago where she | 8 | | attended her father's church, Rust United Methodist Church; | 9 | | she attended Bass Elementary and Englewood High School; she | 10 | | graduated from Bradley University with a degree in Education; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Goodwin first worked as a teacher with | 13 | | Chicago Public Schools (CPS); she left CPS after two years and | 14 | | worked at Hoechst Pharmaceuticals as a pharmaceutical sales | 15 | | person; she eventually became the midwest director of sales; | 16 | | in 1993, she left Hoechst Pharmaceuticals and, in the spring | 17 | | of 1994, opened The Hyde Park Learning Resource Center; the | 18 | | center educated children after school, provided summer camps, | 19 | | and offered rigorous academic training and unique, enriching | 20 | | trips and activities; it served thousands of children over the | 21 | | last 27 years and left a legacy in the Chicagoland area of | 22 | | well-rounded alumni who attended colleges around the world and | 23 | | achieved their dreams; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Goodwin was awarded a Golden Apple Award | 2 | | for her teaching prowess after her first year of teaching; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Goodwin will be especially remembered for | 4 | | the love, empathy, kindness, and loving spirit she shared with | 5 | | everyone she encountered; she loved to spend time with her son | 6 | | Ryan, travel, play sports, entertain, engage in new conquests, | 7 | | and spend time with family; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Goodwin was preceded in death by her | 9 | | father and her mother; her sisters, Willa Mae Pearl and Anna | 10 | | Mae Baliff; and her brother, Wayne; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we mourn the passing of Lillie Florence Goodwin and extend our | 14 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 15 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Lillie Goodwin as an expression of | 18 | | our deepest sympathy.
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