Full Text of SR0042 099th 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 Clementine Watson, who passed away on | 4 | | January 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson was born on August 30, 1940 in | 6 | | Chicago; her parents were Lela Mae and Charles Evans; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson attended Roosevelt University | 8 | | in Chicago; she was employed for the Consolidated Rail | 9 | | Corporation in Chicago for 30 years; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, After retiring, Clementine Watson relocated to | 11 | | Peoria and served as an advocate for change in the greater | 12 | | Peoria community; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist | 14 | | Church under the pastorate of Rev. Alphonso Lyons, Jr.; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson was preceded in death by her | 16 | | parents; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson is survived by a brother, Vernon | 18 | | (Faye) Evans; a godsister, Lorraine Carter; a godniece, Sherry | 19 | | Carter-Allen; and many great-godnieces, great-godnephews, |
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| 1 | | cousins, city and neighborhood community leaders, and friends; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 5 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Clementine Watson; and | 6 | | be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Clementine Watson as an expression | 9 | | of our sympathy.
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