Full Text of HR0759 103rd 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 Candy | 4 | | Gordon, who passed away on May 2, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon was born to Elaine D. Lunkins and | 6 | | Randolph Littleton Sr. in Chicago on February 23, 1968; she | 7 | | graduated from Proviso East High School in 1985; she continued | 8 | | her education with a focus in psychology at Triton College and | 9 | | Governors State University; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon displayed her love for others | 11 | | through her work at a number of organizations, including Jane | 12 | | Addams Homes in Chicago, Clearbrook in Arlington Heights, and | 13 | | the Association for Individual Development in Aurora; she made | 14 | | her mark in Nashville, Tennessee, where she worked at the | 15 | | YMCA, Monroe Harding, Inc., and the Mental Health Cooperative; | 16 | | and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon committed to her faith at an early | 18 | | age; she loved her hometown of Chicago, traveling, and her | 19 | | family; she enjoyed dressing up every day and spending time | 20 | | with her grandchildren; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon was an outspoken individual who |
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| 1 | | cared about vulnerable people, especially the young and | 2 | | victims of domestic violence, and she strove to help them | 3 | | overcome obstacles so they could reach their full potential; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon was preceded in death by her | 6 | | grandmother, Hazel Lunkins; her parents; her husband, Keith | 7 | | Gordon; and her grandchildren, Randall Gordon Jr., Canada | 8 | | Costella, Mackayla Coleman, Makiya Gordon, Cortez Thomas Jr., | 9 | | Royalty Gordon, and Storm Gordon; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon is survived by her brother, Zachary | 11 | | Lunkins; her special friend, George Sain; and her cousin, | 12 | | Andre Harvey; therefore, be it | 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn the passing of Candy Gordon and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | her; and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Candy Gordon as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy. |
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