Full Text of SR0559 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 Alice Palmer, who passed away on May | 4 | | 25, 2023 at the age of 83; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Alice Palmer was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on | 6 | | June 20, 1939; she attended Indiana University as an | 7 | | undergraduate before moving to Chicago, where she received her | 8 | | master's degree from Roosevelt University and a doctorate from | 9 | | Northwestern University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Alice Palmer co-authored two books on adult | 11 | | literacy during her time at Northwestern University; she also | 12 | | tutored at Northwestern University's Black House, a longtime | 13 | | hub for Black student life; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Alice Palmer taught at Malcolm X College, where | 15 | | she met her husband, Buzz Palmer; they held the first | 16 | | fundraiser for Harold Washington's mayoral campaign; they also | 17 | | co-founded the Black Press Institute and started an | 18 | | international news digest, the Black Press Review; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Alice Palmer served as a member of the Illinois | 20 | | Senate from 1991 through 1997; she was credited with helping | 21 | | launch President Barack Obama's political career after |
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| 1 | | supporting him as the best choice to fill her vacated Senate | 2 | | seat when she ran for Congress; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Alice Palmer helped organize the 1980s | 4 | | anti-apartheid movement in Chicago; during a protest, she and | 5 | | others held an anti-apartheid poster that she later presented | 6 | | to South African President Nelson Mandela; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Alice Palmer enjoyed watching classic movies and | 8 | | BBC mysteries; she also collected antique teddy bears; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Alice Palmer is survived by her son, David | 10 | | Robinson; her daughter, Zella Palmer; her stepdaughter, Lisa | 11 | | Palmer; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | Alice Palmer and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 16 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Alice Palmer as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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