Full Text of SR1917 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Estella "Stella" Smith, who passed away | 4 | | on May 16, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Estella Smith was born on December 30, 1937 in | 6 | | Minter City, Mississippi; her parents were Eugene and Susie Mae | 7 | | Williams; she moved with her family to Chicago in 1940 when she | 8 | | was three years old; she married Benjamin "BJ" Smith in 1959; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Estella Smith attended Raymond Elementary School | 11 | | and Wendell Phillips High School; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Estella Smith was the owner and managing operator | 13 | | of the Historic Queen of the Sea Restaurant on the south side | 14 | | of Chicago; for more than 30 years, she provided employment and | 15 | | opportunities to many young men and women in the community, | 16 | | often giving them the second chance they could not find | 17 | | anywhere else; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Estella Smith was baptized at Greater Missionary | 19 | | Baptist Church, where she served as an usher for many dedicated | 20 | | years; she later became a member of the New Philadelphia | 21 | | Missionary Baptist Church; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Estella Smith often cooked and provided meals for | 2 | | neighbors and those less fortunate; she loved to cook, nurture, | 3 | | and entertain; she also enjoyed spending time with her family; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Estella Smith was preceded in death by her | 6 | | parents; her children, Valerie and Cheryl; her siblings, | 7 | | Robert, Stevie, and Raymond; her grandson, Eric; and her | 8 | | great-grandchild, Ma'hari; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Estella Smith is survived by her children, Helen, | 10 | | Mary Ann (Rev. Mitchell Bryant), Benjamin, Jr., and Anthony; | 11 | | her siblings, Hattie (Lott Cherry), Eugene (Darcelle), and | 12 | | Michael; her grandchildren, Erica (Rev. Scottie Williams), | 13 | | Tameca (Andre), Alecia (Jamaal), Angel, Chante, Monica, | 14 | | Antesha, and Anthony, Jr.; her great-grandchildren: Jasmine, | 15 | | Asha, Kayla, Olivia, Anthony III, Myracle, Anaegionna, Malik, | 16 | | and La'coreion; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 20 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Estella "Stella" | 21 | | Smith; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Estella Smith as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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