Full Text of SR0857 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Robbie Louise (Rodgers) Curry, who | 4 | | passed away on January 27, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Louise Curry was born to Bob and Ethel Mae | 6 | | Rodgers in Oxford, Mississippi on July 19, 1935; she was a | 7 | | member of the Oxford 4-H Club and worked at Butch's Cafe as a | 8 | | teenager; she graduated from Oxford Training School in 1955; | 9 | | she completed the nursing program at Mississippi Valley State | 10 | | University in Vicksburg, Mississippi; she married Leroy Curry | 11 | | in Oxford on September 24, 1957, and they moved to Chicago; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Louise Curry worked as a licensed practical nurse | 13 | | at Cook County Hospital, and she soon after became a licensed | 14 | | cosmetologist; her nursing career spanned over 50 years, with | 15 | | over 30 years of service with the Veterans Health | 16 | | Administration (VA) hospitals; during her career, she received | 17 | | many awards and commendations for her outstanding service; she | 18 | | retired from the Westside VA Hospital in 1997; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Louise Curry belonged to a number of clubs and | 20 | | civic organizations, including the Oxford Club, which provided | 21 | | social connection and support for former Oxford, Mississippi | 22 | | residents who migrated to Chicago, and the Alpha Chi Pi Omega |
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| 1 | | Sorority for Cosmetology; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Louise Curry committed to her faith at an early | 3 | | age at St. Paul Methodist Church; she was a member of Atonement | 4 | | Church since 1965, where she became a mother and grandmother | 5 | | figure to many through her heart of gold, fierceness, and | 6 | | compassion; she also held many leadership positions within the | 7 | | church; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Louise Curry was a big sister, a mother, an aunt, | 9 | | a cousin, and a grandmother; she enjoyed sitting on her front | 10 | | porch, soaking in the sun while chit-chatting with neighbors | 11 | | and watching the cars pass; she also enjoyed long, daily | 12 | | conversations with family and friends, playing cards, | 13 | | completing crossword puzzles, traveling, and encouraging her | 14 | | daughters and granddaughter; she will be remembered for her | 15 | | kindness, service, generosity, and never-ending strength; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Louise Curry was preceded in death by her | 17 | | husband, Leroy Curry; her parents; and five siblings; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Louise Curry is survived by her daughters, | 19 | | Rochelle Teresita, Yolanda Yvette, and Cassandra Lea; her | 20 | | granddaughter, Bailey Louise; her brother, Leonard David; her | 21 | | sister, Octavia Aislee; her goddaughter, Miracle Hunt; her | 22 | | very close and special friends, Yvonne Taylor Wormsby and Mary |
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| 1 | | Helen Anderson; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and a | 2 | | host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, and friends; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Robbie Louise (Rodgers) Curry and extend our sincere | 7 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 8 | | her; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Louise Curry as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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