Full Text of HR0398 102nd 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 Dora | 4 | | Jean Nash-Foster of Chicago, who passed away on June 12, 2021; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dora Jean Nash-Foster was born in Chicago to | 7 | | Jewel and Dora Mae Woods-Nash on September 28, 1944; she | 8 | | attended Sexton Elementary School and Jenner Elementary | 9 | | School; she graduated from Wells High School at the age of 16 | 10 | | in 1961; she earned her bachelor's degree in Sociology and her | 11 | | master's degree in Vocational Guidance and Counseling from | 12 | | Roosevelt University in Chicago; she obtained several | 13 | | certifications and earned many continuing education credits in | 14 | | a variety of subjects as she maintained her state licenses; | 15 | | she married Becelone Foster on December 19, 1964; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dora Jean Nash-Foster worked in the public | 17 | | service sector for the majority of her life; she held a number | 18 | | of positions, including Audio/Visual specialist at Ogden | 19 | | Elementary, Education Advisor and Community Liaison at Jesse | 20 | | White's Community Service Center, salesperson at Sears, and | 21 | | case manager with the Illinois Department of Public Aid; she | 22 | | later became a teacher; she began as an 8th grade teacher and | 23 | | then taught pre-school and pre-kindergarten at Mulligan |
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| 1 | | Elementary School and Manierre Elementary School before | 2 | | working permanently at Byrd Academy; prior to retirement, she | 3 | | worked as a counselor for students at Harold Washington | 4 | | College; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dora Jean Nash-Foster was a faithful member of | 6 | | several organizations, including both the local and national | 7 | | P.T.A. since 1968, AFSCME and the Chicago Teacher's Unions for | 8 | | 30 years, the 42nd Ward Democratic Organization for over 13 | 9 | | years, and the Rainbow P.U.S.H. Coalition led by Reverend | 10 | | Jesse Jackson; she committed to her faith from a young age; she | 11 | | was baptized at and a charter member of Gospel Temple | 12 | | Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend | 13 | | J.M. Royston, where she had served as an annual tea captain, a | 14 | | Sunday School teacher, and a Mother's Board member; she also | 15 | | attended service weekly until illness no longer allowed her to | 16 | | be physically present; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dora Jean Nash-Foster loved traveling, especially | 18 | | with her traveling buddies Barbara Smith, Joyce Brisco, and | 19 | | Deborah Alexander, and one of her fondest memories was | 20 | | traveling to her granddaughter's college graduation in New | 21 | | Orleans, Louisiana; she was also fluent in Spanish, and she | 22 | | loved demonstrating her skills when she dined at Mexican | 23 | | restaurants; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dora Jean Nash-Foster was a loving, nurturing, | 2 | | and supportive mother and grandmother; she was a model to her | 3 | | family of the importance of being a lifelong learner; she | 4 | | affectionately referred to her granddaughters as her "boogies" | 5 | | and was adamant about spending time with them as they grew | 6 | | older; she will always be remembered for her vibrant smile, | 7 | | her warm heart, her African and animal print attire, and her | 8 | | signature red lipstick; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dora Jean Nash-Foster was preceded in death by | 10 | | her grandparents; her parents; her brother, Glen Jewel | 11 | | "Scooter" Nash; her granddaughter, Fiona Lanese Nash; her | 12 | | aunts and uncles; her cousin, Patricia Bradley; and her best | 13 | | friend and sister, Barbara Smith; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dora Jean Nash-Foster is survived by her sons, | 15 | | Craig Eugene Nash and Cary Allen Foster; her daughter-in-law, | 16 | | Debra Nash; her granddaughters, Serena Spring Thomas (Andrew) | 17 | | and Jessica Shante Nash; her great-grandson due in October | 18 | | 2021; her niece, Tandolyn Harris; her best friends and | 19 | | sisters, Mary "Mae C" Booker and Joyce Brisco; her | 20 | | godchildren, Andrew Brisco, Daneka Booker, and Nikki Booker; | 21 | | and a host of cousins, family, friends, and colleagues; | 22 | | therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we mourn the passing of Dora Jean Nash-Foster and extend our | 3 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 4 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Dora Jean Nash-Foster as an | 7 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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