Full Text of HR0550 102nd 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 Elise | 4 | | Ford Allen of Peoria, who passed away on November 3, 2021; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elise Allen was born on July 29, 1921; she was the | 6 | | daughter of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford, Peoria's first African | 7 | | American dentist, and Florence Harrison Ford, a well-known | 8 | | seamstress; she married James O. Allen, an inventor and | 9 | | printing magnate, in 1939, and they raised ten children; she | 10 | | was a lifelong Peorian; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Elise Allen was a well-known and beloved Peoria | 12 | | icon and a renowned civil rights activist; she made history | 13 | | when she founded The Traveler Weekly Newspaper in 1966, making | 14 | | her the first African American woman to publish and edit a | 15 | | newspaper in Illinois; through the newspaper, she pursued and | 16 | | provoked a positive dialogue for change for the disadvantaged | 17 | | in Peoria; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Elise Allen was honored with numerous awards and | 19 | | proclamations for her continuous service to the community and | 20 | | her selfless devotion to uplifting the quality of life for | 21 | | minorities and the less fortunate; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Elise Allen was a longtime member of Heaven's | 2 | | View Christian Fellowship Church; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Elise Allen's legacy will live on through The | 4 | | Traveler Weekly Newspaper, which continues to focus on the | 5 | | true principles of democracy and keeping it a living reality | 6 | | to all Americans; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Elise Allen was preceded in death by her husband, | 8 | | James; her son, Matthew; her great-grandchild, Carol Irene; | 9 | | her sister, Florence Pickett; and her brothers, Bruce and | 10 | | Harrison Ford; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Elise Allen is survived by her children, James O. | 12 | | Allen Jr., Joy Stone, Angela (Homer) Henry, Barbara (Anthony) | 13 | | Randle, Tim (Patty) Allen, Carol Adams, Linda (Mark) Hollis, | 14 | | Gregory Allen, Janet Allen, and Norman Allen; her special | 15 | | family, Helen Margaret Jackson and Forrest Holcomb; her 38 | 16 | | grandchildren; her 46 great-grandchildren; her three | 17 | | great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, | 18 | | and friends; and the dedicated writers of The Traveler Weekly | 19 | | Newspaper; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we mourn the passing of Elise Ford Allen and extend our sincere |
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| 1 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 2 | | her; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Elise Allen as an expression of our | 5 | | deepest sympathy.
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