Full Text of SR0195 103rd 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 Mother Elizabeth McDaniel of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on April 3, 2023 at the age of | 5 | | 102; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel was born in Harvey to Charles and | 7 | | Nancy Wheeler on October 20, 1920; she graduated from high | 8 | | school and earned a certification in nursing from Lincoln Land | 9 | | Community College; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel spent most of her career as a | 11 | | licensed practical nurse, home nurse, social worker, and | 12 | | foster parent; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel strongly believed in her family, | 14 | | her career, her faith, and her community and was passionately | 15 | | active in each of them; some of her accomplishments and awards | 16 | | include two NAACP Awards and official proclamations from State | 17 | | Rep. Sue Scherer for her outstanding work and dedication to | 18 | | the children of the community; she also received an official | 19 | | proclamation and dedication by Mayor Langfelder naming, | 20 | | Sunday, October 18, 2020 "Mother Elizabeth McDaniel Day"; she | 21 | | was recently inducted into the 2023 Legacy Circle of the | 22 | | International Department Of The Church Of God In Christ; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel enjoyed knitting, watching golf, | 2 | | following the Chicago Bulls, and taking care of children; she | 3 | | had a green thumb for gardening; she loved her family and | 4 | | friends and instilled good values in her children and | 5 | | grandchildren that have served them well, but most of all, her | 6 | | greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and | 7 | | having an active role in their lives; she was a caring woman | 8 | | who spent most of her life thinking about others; she was an | 9 | | active foster grandparent, served the youth of the community, | 10 | | volunteered with the Red Cross and the disaster relief | 11 | | program, and was active in numerous bowling leagues; she | 12 | | always surrounded herself with her friends and family, which | 13 | | is where she felt most comfortable and loved; everyone who | 14 | | knew her experienced her big heart and giving nature; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel was member of Greater All Nation | 16 | | Tabernacle and was a member of the Super Senior Dance Team; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel was preceded in death by her | 18 | | parents; her husband, Leroy McDaniel; and her siblings, | 19 | | Howard, Richard, Rena, Dorothy, Mabel, June, Ada, Elene, | 20 | | William, Harry, John, and Charles Wheeler Jr.; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel is survived by her children, | 22 | | Charles Howard Caesar Sr. and Jeremiah Shaeffer; her |
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| 1 | | Goddaughter, Sheila Wills; her grandchildren, Charles H. | 2 | | Caesar Jr., Dewayne Caesar, and Dohnell Caesar; her | 3 | | granddaughter, Chaquita (Deandrea) Wiley and Charles Caesar | 4 | | III; her great-great-grandchildren, Christcheon Taylor Jr. and | 5 | | Ava Joy E. Wiley; her nieces and nephews, Sheryl Wheeler, Tina | 6 | | Lathan, Barbara and Donna Jackson, Ronny Curry, Clifford | 7 | | Gatewood, and Richard Wheeler Jr., and numerous other family | 8 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Mother Elizabeth McDaniel and extend our sincere condolences | 12 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 13 | | it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Mother McDaniel as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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