Full Text of HR1263 095th General Assembly
HR1263 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
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| Lori Watkins of Chicago, who passed away on April 24, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathy Watkins was born on January 4, 1959 in | 6 |
| Alton; she was the oldest of two children born to the late Mark | 7 |
| and Opal Goins; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathy Watkins attended Alton High School; she | 9 |
| graduated from Monmouth College in Monmouth in 1979 with an | 10 |
| associate's degree and cum laude from Rush University in | 11 |
| Chicago with a bachelor's degree in 1981; after graduating from | 12 |
| Rush University, she permanently relocated to Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathy Watkins was employed as a Medical | 14 |
| Technologist at Rush Medical Center and as a Supervisor of | 15 |
| Medical Technology at Provident Hospital in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathy Watkins was married to Stanley Watkins; to | 17 |
| this union, two daughters were born, Karyn Brianne and Brittany | 18 |
| Antionette; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathy Watkins was an active member of Crusader | 20 |
| Ministries for over 15 years under the leadership of Apostle |
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| John Eckhart; as a member, she volunteered in the church's tape | 2 |
| ministry for several years and served as a Sunday school | 3 |
| teacher; she was also an active participant in the Volunteers | 4 |
| for America program, where she tutored foster children; she | 5 |
| received national recognition for her services; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Kathy Watkins was active in the Multiple Sclerosis | 7 |
| Society as a volunteer and participant in her support group; | 8 |
| she was also active in the 2nd Ward Democratic Party under | 9 |
| Committeeman Bobby Rush; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, When she was not volunteering, Kathy Watkins | 11 |
| enjoyed the simple things in life, such as feeding birds, home | 12 |
| gardening, and reading; neighbors, friends, and even strangers | 13 |
| could count on her for a smile and a kind word; therefore, be | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Kathy | 18 |
| Lori Watkins; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the family of Kathy Watkins as an expression of | 21 |
| our sympathy.
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