Full Text of SR1277 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 Gertie Lee Bell of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on October 22, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gertie Bell was born to Major Dunn Sr. and Helena | 6 | | (Jones) Dunn in Lake Providence, Louisiana on June 23, 1927; | 7 | | she was the youngest of 10 children; she lived in New Orleans, | 8 | | Louisiana and Omaha, Nebraska before moving to Chicago in the | 9 | | early 1950s; she married Eugene Bell Sr., and they had two | 10 | | sons, Eugene Jr. and Michael D.; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gertie Bell worked as an assistant director and | 12 | | director of Financial Aid at Roosevelt University and Chicago | 13 | | State University, both located in Chicago; she was one of a | 14 | | handful of founding members of Governors State University, | 15 | | located in University Park, a south suburb of Chicago; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Gertie Bell also served as a teacher for the | 17 | | Chicago Board of Education for more than 30 years; during her | 18 | | tenure, she assisted thousands of students, ranging from the | 19 | | elementary school level to the college level; from assisting | 20 | | them in receiving financial aid for college courses to | 21 | | teaching them in direct classroom instruction, she cared for | 22 | | and was available for every student; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gertie Bell committed to her faith at an early | 2 | | age and was baptized in Lake Providence, Louisiana; she was a | 3 | | member of Greater Walters A.M.E. Zion Church of Chicago at the | 4 | | time of her passing; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gertie Bell was preceded in death by her parents; | 6 | | her five brothers and four sisters; her husband; and her son, | 7 | | Michael D. Bell; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Gertie Bell is survived by her son, Eugene | 9 | | (Dorothy) Bell Jr.; her grandchildren, Eugene (Whitney) Bell | 10 | | III, Christopher Bell, and Jennifer (Jason) Shealy; her | 11 | | great-grandchildren, Noah Bell, Jillian Shealy, Isaiah Bell, | 12 | | and Jeremiah Shealy; her nieces, Mildred, Cothene, and Sharon; | 13 | | her nephew, James; and a host of other relatives and friends; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Gertie Lee Bell and extend our sincere condolences to her | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Gertie Bell as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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