Full Text of SR0468 096th General Assembly
SR0468 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Bobbie D. Hawkins, who passed away on | 4 |
| March 18, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Bobbie Hawkins was born on July 7, 1942, in Dumas, | 6 |
| Arkansas; her parents were Amos Burns and Jessie Mae Smith; she | 7 |
| married the love of her life, Jon L. Hawkins, on December 11, | 8 |
| 1965; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1945, Bobbie Hawkins and her family moved to | 10 |
| Chicago; after moving to Chicago, she attended Calhoun | 11 |
| Elementary School, and then briefly attended Marshall High | 12 |
| School before graduating from Hirsch High School; in 1966, she | 13 |
| earned her bachelor's degree in education from Roosevelt | 14 |
| University; and
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| WHEREAS, Bobbie Hawkins had a long and distinguished career | 16 |
| in education; she began her career at Beethoven Elementary | 17 |
| School in 1966; she continued her career at Sojourner Truth | 18 |
| Elementary School and was later transferred to Bennett | 19 |
| Elementary School; during her career, she was consistently | 20 |
| rated "Excellent" and "Superior" for her dedication and hard | 21 |
| work; after her retirement in 2001, she served as a literacy | 22 |
| volunteer at Blue Gargoyle Community Services; and
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| WHEREAS, Bobbie Hawkins enjoyed traveling with her family | 2 |
| and watching live entertainment, particularly musicals and | 3 |
| live dramas; and
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| WHEREAS, Bobbie Hawkins is survived by her husband, Jon L. | 5 |
| Hawkins; her daughter, Diane M. Hawkins; her mother, Jessie Mae | 6 |
| Smith; her sister, Joyce Renee Burns; her nephews, Craig Allen | 7 |
| Burns, Keith Burns, Nathan Burns, and Thomas L. Hawkins IV; her | 8 |
| nieces, Valerie Hawkins, Sandra Hawkins, and Sonya Campbell; | 9 |
| and her many colleagues, other relatives, and friends; | 10 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Bobbie D. Hawkins; and | 14 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the family of Bobbie Hawkins as an expression of | 17 |
| our sympathy.
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