Full Text of HR0555 099th 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 Beatrice | 4 | | Holley Sumlin, who passed away on May 18, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin was born in Birmingham, Alabama on | 6 | | December 30, 1939 to Buford and Jessie Holley; she attended | 7 | | Lincoln Elementary and Parker High School and graduated from | 8 | | Wendel Phillips High School; she later attended the City | 9 | | Colleges of Chicago; she married Thomas Sumlin and they settled | 10 | | in Chicago; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin was a vested member in her | 12 | | community; in 1968, she began to volunteer at the 8th Ward | 13 | | Regular
Democratic Organization under the then-Committeeman | 14 | | John H. Stroger, Jr.; from there her career in
politics began; | 15 | | she first became Cook County Sheriff, and after serving in that | 16 | | position for several years
she went on to become a clerk for | 17 | | the Markham courthouse; she left the courthouse to become an | 18 | | executive in the downtown offices of the Cook County
Department | 19 | | of Highway under the leadership of Cook County Board President | 20 | | John H. Stroger, Jr.; her loyalty and hard work led to her | 21 | | appointment as the prestigious Committee Woman of the
8th Ward | 22 | | Regular Democratic Organization, where she served for over 30 | 23 | | years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin was an active member at New Hope | 2 | | Missionary Baptist Church for 26 years which led to the
| 3 | | transition into Calvary Baptist Church, where she served from | 4 | | day one when they opened their doors; she was a strong voice in | 5 | | the choir and led many solos; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin was preceded in death by her | 7 | | parents, and her son, Gregory Sumlin; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin is survived by her 4 children, | 9 | | Stanley Sumlin (Janice), Aliscia Jones (Michael), and Jesse and | 10 | | Darlene Sumlin; her grandchildren, LaNeesha Givens (Kevin), | 11 | | Christa Talbott (Sean), Rashaad and Darrell Riley, Ayana | 12 | | Sumlin,
Brian Barker, and Brandi Nelson; her | 13 | | great-grandchildren, Nehmiah Barker and Nia and Imani Talbott; | 14 | | her sister,
Delores Fields; her very special niece, ZsaZsa | 15 | | Fields; and a parade of extended family and precious
friends; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | mourn the passing of Beatrice Holley Sumlin, and extend our | 20 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 21 | | and loved her; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Beatrice Sumlin as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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