Full Text of HR0634 103rd 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 Ann | 4 | | Lowery Lightfoot of Massillon, Ohio, who passed away on | 5 | | February 20, 2024; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ann Lightfoot was born to Verdi Lowery and Annie | 7 | | Ruth Davis Lowery in Luverne, Alabama on September 6, 1928; | 8 | | moving to Ohio as part of the Great Migration, she graduated | 9 | | from Uhrichsville High School in 1946; she took postgraduate | 10 | | classes at Massillon Washington High School in 1949; she | 11 | | married Elijah Lightfoot on November 5, 1949; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ann Lightfoot worked as a nurse's aide and care | 13 | | worker in various healthcare settings for most of her career; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Ann Lightfoot was a devoted and active member of | 16 | | St. James AME Zion Church in Massillon, where she served as a | 17 | | deaconess, on the Missionary Society, and as a class leader, | 18 | | among many other roles; she served in various volunteer, | 19 | | appointed, and elected roles in her community, including as a | 20 | | longtime member of the Massillon Board of Education; she was | 21 | | an advocate for the educational needs of her children and | 22 | | Massillon families; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ann Lightfoot enjoyed cooking big family meals, | 2 | | serving at church, watching Massillon Tiger football games, | 3 | | and spending time with her grandchildren and | 4 | | great-grandchildren; she was a fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ann Lightfoot was a devoted spouse, mother, and | 7 | | friend and a woman of deep faith; she knew the value of hard | 8 | | work, determination, and perseverance; she cared passionately | 9 | | about her family, friends, and her community; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ann Lightfoot was preceded in death by her | 11 | | husband of more than 60 years, Elijah Lightfoot; her oldest | 12 | | son, Derrick E. Lightfoot; her sisters, Marie Jackson, Cumi | 13 | | Harris, and Mae Pearl Crable; her brother, Abraham Lowery; her | 14 | | brothers-in-law, Raleigh Lightfoot and Harrison "Sonny" | 15 | | Phillips; and other family members; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Ann Lightfoot is survived by her children, Angela | 17 | | Holdren, Brian P. Lightfoot, Lori E. (Amy Eshleman) Lightfoot, | 18 | | and Stacey L. (Tracy Smith) Smith; her sisters, Katie Gamble, | 19 | | Minnie (Bill Washington) Washington, and Hilda Lowery; her | 20 | | brother-in-law, Charles Long; and many grandchildren, | 21 | | great-grandchildren, extended family members, and friends; | 22 | | therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of Ann Lowery Lightfoot and extend our | 4 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 5 | | and loved her; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Ann Lightfoot as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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