Full Text of SR0964 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Dolores Register, who passed away on | 4 | | December 9, 2021 at the age of 88; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Register was born to John Thomas and | 6 | | Earsy (Bryant) Current in Detroit, Michigan on October 23, | 7 | | 1933; she was raised in Detroit, where she attended elementary | 8 | | school and graduated from Northwestern High School; she earned | 9 | | her Bachelor of Arts in Education and her Master of Education | 10 | | from Wayne State University, where she became a member of | 11 | | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 1952; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from Wayne State University, | 13 | | Dolores Register studied dance with Alvin Ailey and Martha | 14 | | Graham at Sorbonne University in France; throughout her life, | 15 | | she was a student of the world who traveled to a wide variety | 16 | | of locations, including Spain, Germany, France, Canada, | 17 | | Central America, Australia, and Nairobi, Kenya; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Register married the Rev. Donald B. | 19 | | Register on August 31, 1963, and they moved to St. Louis, | 20 | | Missouri; she became the first black teacher hired by the St. | 21 | | Louis Board of Education; she later gave birth to her first two | 22 | | children, John and Christopher; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Register moved with her family to Oak | 2 | | Park in 1971, where she gave birth to her third son, Mark; she | 3 | | was the founding director of the Multicultural Education | 4 | | Center, which became a critical component in Oak Park's equity | 5 | | and inclusion initiatives through the center's curriculum | 6 | | focusing on creating greater awareness and appreciation for | 7 | | different cultures through food, the arts, and community; as | 8 | | the founding director, she was involved in many festivals and | 9 | | events and helped create Oak Park's iconic Ethnic Fest | 10 | | celebration; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Register's husband, Donald, became pastor | 12 | | of Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church in Chicago; as first lady | 13 | | of the church, she implemented several programs advancing the | 14 | | church's mission; she was deeply rooted in her faith; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Register was preceded in death by her | 16 | | parents; her brothers, Gloster, Lester, and John; and her | 17 | | sisters, Isabelle and Gloria; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dolores Register is survived by her husband of 58 | 19 | | years, the Rev. Donald B. Register; her sons, John (Alice) | 20 | | Register, Christopher (Samoria) Register, and Mark (Kenyatta) | 21 | | Register; her grandchildren, Ronald, John Jr., Ashley, Aimee, | 22 | | Danielle, Emmanuel, Rhea, Christopher, Reese, Tatum, and |
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| 1 | | Tillman; and a host of great-grandchildren; therefore, be it | 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 4 | | Dolores Register and extend our sincere
condolences to her | 5 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 8 | | presented to the family of Dolores Register as an expression | 9 | | of
our deepest sympathy.
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