Full Text of SR0961 102nd 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 Deirdre Marie Clayton, who passed away | 4 | | on January 2, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Deirdre Clayton married Charles Clayton at | 6 | | Trinity Episcopal Church in Chicago on September 2, 1978; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Deirdre Clayton was committed to her faith; she | 8 | | was baptized and confirmed at Atonement Episcopal Church in | 9 | | Washington, D.C.; she later attended Trinity Episcopal Church | 10 | | in Chicago, where she served as Sunday school superintendent; | 11 | | alongside her family, she transferred to St. Edmund's | 12 | | Episcopal Church in Chicago, where she served as the high | 13 | | school Sunday school teacher; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Alongside her husband, Deirdre Clayton eventually | 15 | | transferred to the Church of the Holy Family in Park Forest, | 16 | | where she was an active part of community outreach, | 17 | | coordinating health fairs, Halloween parties, and spaghetti | 18 | | dinners for the community; she also helped coordinate the | 19 | | church's annual participation in the Park Forest Youth Day; | 20 | | she and her husband hosted their 40th wedding anniversary | 21 | | party at the church as a fundraiser, raising more than $3,000; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In her later years, Deirdre Clayton was active | 2 | | with her sorority in the Joliet Area/South Suburban Alumnae | 3 | | Chapter and rekindled her friendships with Sorors from Zeta | 4 | | Chi; she also joined the Provident Women's Auxiliary to help | 5 | | at Provident Hospital; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, After retirement, Deirdre Clayton and her husband | 7 | | took stepping classes, traveled to Cuba, and saw every | 8 | | musical, play, and concert in town with their friends and | 9 | | family; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Deirdre Clayton was preceded in death by her | 11 | | father, Raymond Ward; her mother, Dolores; and her brother, | 12 | | Raymond (Scott) Jr.; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Deirdre Clayton is survived by her husband, | 14 | | Charles Clayton Sr.; her son, Charles (Crystal) Clayton Jr.; | 15 | | her daughter, Christina; her nieces, Courtney (Donald) Corbin, | 16 | | Angie (Ben) Gardner, and Danielle Clayton; her nephews, George | 17 | | (Valerie) Edmondson Jr., Lewis Powell, and Scott (Nicole) | 18 | | Hall; her first cousins, Anton Welsh and Eva Jean McRae; her | 19 | | sisters-in-law, Belinda Ward and Pam Edmondson; a host of | 20 | | cousins; and her many friends; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 2 | | Deirdre Marie Clayton and extend our sincere
condolences to | 3 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 6 | | presented to the family of Deirdre Clayton as an expression of
| 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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