Full Text of SR0239 95th General Assembly
SR0239 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Ora Dee Luckett of Chicago, who passed | 4 |
| away on June 3, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Ora D. Luckett was born in Philadelphia, | 6 |
| Mississippi on December 31, 1933 to Susie Jennings and Jasper | 7 |
| Brown; she grew up in the Deep South where she faced hardship | 8 |
| and many challenges from discrimination; she found Jesus Christ | 9 |
| early in life and by her unshakable faith found the courage to | 10 |
| navigate through such a tumultuous time; and
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| WHEREAS, Ora Luckett won a scholarship to Rusk College in | 12 |
| 1954; in 1956 she moved to Chicago along with her family; she | 13 |
| briefly worked as a nurse's aide but eventually found her | 14 |
| calling at the Illinois Department of Public Aid; and
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| WHEREAS, Beginning in 1960, Ora Luckett worked and ascended | 16 |
| through the ranks of the Illinois Department of Public Aid, | 17 |
| garnering promotions and the respect of her co-workers; she was | 18 |
| later hired as the administrative assistant to the Director of | 19 |
| Public Aid, a position she held until her retirement in 2000; | 20 |
| she continued to work intermittently from her home for many | 21 |
| years after her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Ora Dee Luckett was admired by her family, loved | 2 |
| by many, and respected by all;
Ora leaves to cherish her memory | 3 |
| her children, Anthony Brown, Corliss Paden, and Ruby Paden; her | 4 |
| grandchildren, Quincy Paden, Coreyell Brown, Brandi Brown, and | 5 |
| Robyn Meurkson; her great-grandchildren, Kylan Brown, Kaleb | 6 |
| Brown, and Kobe Brown;
her niece, Laura Greer; her nephews, | 7 |
| Kenneth Brown and Gregory Greer; and a host of friends, locally | 8 |
| and nationally; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Ora Dee Luckett; and be | 12 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Ora Dee Luckett as a symbol of our | 15 |
| sympathy.
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