Full Text of SR0624 93rd General Assembly
SR0624 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Lorenza Yancey on Sunday, | 4 |
| June 27, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Lorenza Yancey was born March 2, 1925 in Fayette | 6 |
| County, Tennessee, to Will and Cassie Artison; she was one of | 7 |
| four children; on September 12, 1942 she was united in holy | 8 |
| matrimony to Thomas Yancey; he preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Yancey retired from Downey Hospital in 1986 | 10 |
| where she worked for 20 years; she was a faithful Christian, | 11 |
| devoted wife, loving mother, grandmother, and | 12 |
| great-grandmother; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lorenza Yancey has been deeply felt | 14 |
| by many, especially her sons, Thomas (Ellen) Yancey Jr., Melvin | 15 |
| (Phyllis) Yancey, and Artis (Tamara) Yancey; her daughters, | 16 |
| Margree (Randolph) Danner, Velvin Faye (Alvin) Harper, and | 17 |
| Ardrene Yancey; her 18 grandchildren; her 31 | 18 |
| great-grandchildren; her brother, Herbert (Odessa) Artison; | 19 |
| and her many nieces, nephews, and loving friends; therefore, be | 20 |
| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 22 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 23 |
| Lorenza Yancey, and we extend our sincerest condolences to her | 24 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 25 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 27 |
| presented to the family of Lorenza Yancey as an expression of | 28 |
| our deepest sympathy.
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