Full Text of SR0228 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 Rosetta Ilene Burnett-Womack, who | 4 | | passed away on February 19, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rosetta Burnett-Womack was born to Elder James | 6 | | and Clementine Burnett in Alton on December 5, 1948; she | 7 | | graduated from Alton High School and then attended nursing | 8 | | school; she committed to her faith at an early age; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rosetta Burnett-Womack loved to work and held | 10 | | many jobs throughout her life; she worked at the Alton Box | 11 | | Board, Delyn Cleaning Service, and Home Health Care; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rosetta Burnett-Womack loved her community and | 13 | | was affectionately called Momma Rose by many; she will be | 14 | | remembered as a devoted and loving mother, cousin, sister, | 15 | | friend, aunt, daughter, and grandmother, and her legacy will | 16 | | be remembered; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Rosette Burnett-Womack was preceded in death by | 18 | | her parents; her maternal grandparents, William and Pearline | 19 | | Brown; her paternal grandparents, Louis and Nellie Burnett; | 20 | | her brothers, James Walter and Royce Burnett; her sisters, | 21 | | Pearline Dorsey and Debbie Taylor; her son, Craig Womack; and |
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| 1 | | her granddaughter, Shamarla Stallings; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Rosetta Burnett-Womack is survived by her | 3 | | children, Dionne (Bryant) McElroy, Anissa Womack, Al Womack | 4 | | Jr., Melvin Bell, and Johnica Gerhardt; her four special sons, | 5 | | Eric Burnett Sr., Gerald Harrison, William Bowens, and Damon | 6 | | Womack; her sisters, Joyce Woods, Clementine Adams, Delores | 7 | | Finley, Alice Buford, Jamie Foster, and Lynn Ingram; her | 8 | | brother, Walter James Burnett; her 14 grandchildren; her 15 | 9 | | great-grandchildren; her nieces and nephews; her cousins; and | 10 | | her special friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 13 | | Rosetta Ilene Burnett-Womack and extend our sincere | 14 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 15 | | her; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Rosetta Burnett-Womack as an | 18 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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