Full Text of HR0884 093rd General Assembly
HR0884 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Youko | 4 |
| Amai Ellison on April 5, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Youko Amai Ellison was born in Kitatoshima County, | 6 |
| Tokyo, on January 5, 1929; she was the first of two children | 7 |
| born to Kousaku and Sei Amai; and
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| WHEREAS, She completed her formal education at Toa Girls | 9 |
| High School in Namamugi-Cho Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama City in | 10 |
| March of 1945; while in Japan, she worked for several companies | 11 |
| as a clerk: Kanto Electric Co., Ltd. of Kaminamiki-Cho, | 12 |
| Kawasaki City and, thereafter, at Yokohama Engineer Depot of | 13 |
| Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama City; and
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| WHEREAS, On April 12, 1954, Youko Amai was united in holy | 15 |
| matrimony to Warren C. Ellison; on May 12, 1958, their union | 16 |
| was made complete with the birth of their precious son, Warren | 17 |
| S. Ellison; they enjoyed a special partnership for forty-nine | 18 |
| years; and
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| WHEREAS, As a result of her husband's military career, Mrs. | 20 |
| Ellison traveled extensively throughout the United States and | 21 |
| abroad; she lovingly accompanied him, eagerly assisting him as | 22 |
| devoted helpmate; during these years, their marriage grew | 23 |
| stronger and more committed; Mr. Ellison retired after serving | 24 |
| over thirty years in the military and the family relocated to | 25 |
| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, After returning to Chicago, Mrs. Ellison joined | 27 |
| Mossner Printing Company; she worked as a bookkeeper and was a | 28 |
| dedicated employee for more than twenty years until she | 29 |
| retired; and
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| WHEREAS, She loved evidences of love and beauty; she | 2 |
| expressed that love by showing affection for her family, both | 3 |
| in the United States and in Japan; in addition, she produced | 4 |
| many original hand-painted works of art that hang in the | 5 |
| Ellison home; she also enjoyed her extensive collection of | 6 |
| priceless Geisha dolls; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Youko Amai Ellison will be deeply | 8 |
| felt by many, especially her husband, Warren C. Ellison; her | 9 |
| loving son, Warren S. Ellison (Miisha); her brother, Akira | 10 |
| Amai; her grandson, Warren J. Ellison (his mother, Angela | 11 |
| Ellison); her granddaughter, Sydney Vasquez; and host of family | 12 |
| and friends in Japan and the United States; therefore, be it | 13 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| mourn the death of Youko Amai Ellison along with all who knew | 16 |
| and loved her and extend our sincere condolences to her family | 17 |
| and friends; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of Youko Amai Ellison as an expression | 20 |
| of our deepest sympathy.
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