Full Text of HR0686 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 Chezzie | 4 | | Beatrice Smith; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Chezzie Smith was born to Ernest Neal Sr. and L. | 6 | | Amanda (Brooks) Neal in Tillar, Arkansas on January 10, 1944; | 7 | | she married Willie Williams in 1961, and they had two | 8 | | daughters, Shirley Williams and Deborah Williams; | 9 | | approximately 12 years later, she moved to Chicago; while | 10 | | there, she met and married John Smith, who helped raise her | 11 | | daughters until his passing in 1988; while on a bus trip to | 12 | | Arkansas, she met Richard Anderson, and they remained | 13 | | companions until her passing; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Chezzie Smith held several jobs at manufacturing | 15 | | companies, including Zenith TV and Dynamic Products; in her | 16 | | later years, she returned to working and was employed through | 17 | | Easter Seals and at the Austin Senior Satellite Center for a | 18 | | short time; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Chezzie Smith loved cooking; in between jobs, she | 20 | | would prepare and sell lunches and dinners to neighbors and | 21 | | local businesses in the area; she worked at several | 22 | | restaurants, where she insisted that they incorporate soul |
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| 1 | | food on the menu, and she also managed her own restaurant on | 2 | | Chicago Avenue inside of the landmark Citizens Bank Building | 3 | | on Laramie for a few years; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Chezzie Smith was an active member of Pleasant | 5 | | Valley, Great True Vine, and Rock Of Ages Baptist Church, | 6 | | where she served on the Mother's Board; she always served on | 7 | | the Cooking Committee at the churches she attended over the | 8 | | years; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Chezzie Smith loved listening to gospel music, | 10 | | and her favorite performers included Lee Williams, Darius | 11 | | Price, Tasha Cobbs, and Jekalyn Carr; she also loved playing | 12 | | cards, going to the casino, listening to old school music, and | 13 | | dancing; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Chezzie Smith was a devoted mother and | 15 | | grandmother who was known for being the life of the party at | 16 | | every gathering, an empathetic caregiver, and an unyielding | 17 | | spirit; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Chezzie Smith was preceded in death by her | 19 | | parents; her first husband, Willie Williams; her second | 20 | | husband, John Smith; her sister, Ruthie Lee; her brothers, | 21 | | Ernest Neal and Huey P. Neal; and several nieces and nephews; | 22 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chezzie Smith is survived by her partner, Richard | 2 | | Anderson; her daughters, Shirley Williams and Deborah (Larry) | 3 | | Williams-Thurmond; her sister, Evelyn Jones; her | 4 | | grandchildren, Chezina Williams, Monchez Williams, Montrail | 5 | | Oliver, and Janeicia Williams; her great-grandchildren, | 6 | | Zankia, Jamir, Meeghan, Aaron, Laparish, and M.J.; her special | 7 | | cousin, Erma Given; her longtime friends, Rene, Betty, and | 8 | | Dean; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, | 9 | | be it | 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we mourn the passing of Chezzie Beatrice Smith and extend our | 13 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 14 | | and loved her; and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Chezzie Smith as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy. |
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