Full Text of HR0015 98th 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 Sylvia | 4 | | Branch Washington, who passed away on January 11, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Branch Washington was born on March 4, | 6 | | 1956; her parents were James and Leora Branch; she married | 7 | | Aaron Washington on July 11, 1987; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Branch Washington graduated from Dunbar | 9 | | High School in 1974; she subsequently attended Daley College to | 10 | | pursue an associate's degree; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Branch Washington worked at the Corps of | 12 | | Engineers, Continental Bank, and Heller Financial until she | 13 | | accepted a position as a part-time receptionist for Chicago | 14 | | 18th Ward Alderman Thomas Murphy, where she served faithfully | 15 | | for 14 years; through her dedication to the 18th Ward, she | 16 | | later became the 40th Precinct captain and assistant to the | 17 | | Alderman; as assistant to the Alderman, her duties included | 18 | | taking complaints and taking city service and infrastructure | 19 | | requests from 18th Ward residents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Upon the election of Chicago 18th Ward Alderman | 21 | | Lona Lane, Sylvia Branch Washington joined her staff and served |
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| 1 | | as Chief of Staff of the 18th Ward Alderman for 5 years; | 2 | | throughout her service with Alderman Lane, she worked on | 3 | | obtaining various infrastructure projects for the community, | 4 | | such as repairs to the streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and | 5 | | obtaining new street lights; she sat on the board of directors | 6 | | for Wrightwood Community Development Corporation and served as | 7 | | Commissioner for Southwest Guaranteed Home Equity; she worked | 8 | | closely with developers on planning new schools, dialysis | 9 | | centers, Ultra Foods stores, and restaurants; she also planned | 10 | | and scheduled the alderman's daily meetings; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Branch Washington as a member of Trinity | 12 | | United Church of Christ under the leadership of Pastor Otis | 13 | | Moss III; in her youth, she sang lead in the family choir, gave | 14 | | prophecy, and delivered sermons; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Branch Washington was preceded in death by | 16 | | her grandparents; her father and stepfather; her 2 brothers; | 17 | | and her sister; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Branch Washington will be dearly missed by | 19 | | her loving family, which includes Leora Lockett, Aaron | 20 | | Washington, Aaron Branch (Deborah), Doretha Davis (Michael), | 21 | | Betty Sanders, Cynthia Smith, Shelia Jackson (Jack), Caryscine | 22 | | Branch (Juanita), Kevin Branch, Kenneth Branch, and | 23 | | Christopher Branch; her 29 nephews and nieces; and her many |
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| 1 | | great-nieces, great-nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 5 | | Sylvia Branch Washington; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Sylvia Branch Washington as an | 8 | | expression of our sympathy.
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