Full Text of HR1432 96th 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
Christel | 4 | | N. Clemmons-Butler, who passed away on July 31, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Christel Clemmons-Butler was born on January 16, | 6 | | 1939, in Chicago; her parents were Christopher and Flora Mae | 7 | | (Hayes) Cross; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Christel Clemmons-Butler was christened at Church | 9 | | of the Good Shepherd; she attended Colman Elementary School, Du | 10 | | Sable High School, Loyola University's Water Tower Campus, and | 11 | | Midwestern Broadcasting School; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After working at Michael Reese Hospital and Delta | 13 | | Airlines, Christel Clemmons-Butler spent 34 proud years at | 14 | | United Airlines before her retirement in 2001; she also worked | 15 | | as an employment and consumer affairs representative, appeared | 16 | | in United Airlines industrial videos, and was a co-recipient of | 17 | | a Human Resources Division MVP award for establishing the first | 18 | | Welfare-to-Work Program in the country; she served as a | 19 | | consultant to the Small Business Administration for that | 20 | | program; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Christel Clemmons-Butler spent 31 years as an |
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| 1 | | Illinois State Real Estate Sales and Referral Counselor and | 2 | | held an FCC Radio Broadcasting and Operator License in | 3 | | Illinois; she was also affiliated with the National Association | 4 | | of Realtors, the Board of Directors of Hope Community Service | 5 | | in Markham, and Jus' Friends; while living in Las Vegas, Chris | 6 | | served on the Boards of Directors of, and served as an officer | 7 | | for, AARP NW Chapter #4395 and the Clark County Urban League | 8 | | Guild; she was also a member of the Chicago Connection, Las | 9 | | Vegas Drifters, Inc., Las Vegas Jazz Society, NAACP, and Pokeno | 10 | | "9"; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Christel Clemmons-Butler loved to travel; she | 12 | | volunteered her time to a plethora of organizations and still | 13 | | found time to show off her beautiful smile and inimitable style | 14 | | through her modeling in fashion shows; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Christel Clemmons-Butler was preceded in death by | 16 | | her children, Gregory and Geoffrey; Kenneth Butler; her first | 17 | | husband, Vincent B. Clemmons; and her second husband, Frank L. | 18 | | Butler; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Christel Clemmons-Butler is survived by her | 20 | | children, Brent H. Clemmons (Cathy), Frank Butler, Ronald | 21 | | (Peggy), Rochelle Butler-Nelson (James), Paul (Diane), Milton | 22 | | Craig, Keith (Phyllis), Kathleen Butler-Walker (Gil), Kevin | 23 | | (Anita), and Regina Butler-Smith (Phil); her numerous |
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| 1 | | grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her many cousins | 2 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 6 | | Christel N. Clemmons-Butler; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Christel Clemmons-Butler as an | 9 | | expression of our sympathy.
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