Full Text of SR0971 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Hattie Hill of Chicago, who passed away | 4 | | on July 12, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Hill was born in Tunica, Mississippi on | 6 | | November 6, 1917 to Robert, Sr. and Florence Jagers; during her | 7 | | childhood years, she moved to Arkansas to live with her | 8 | | grandparents Abe and Sophie; she married Solomon Hill in 1934, | 9 | | and they settled in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago in | 10 | | 1936; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Hill was known for hand-making corsages, | 12 | | boutonnieres, hats, shawls, and shoes; she worked briefly at RR | 13 | | Donnelley and, later, the Abraham Lincoln Center; she was a
| 14 | | community activist in Ida B. Wells and had a long-standing | 15 | | relationship with the 2nd Ward
Democratic Organization, where
| 16 | | she was a precinct captain; she was known for hosting dinner
| 17 | | parties, where some of Chicago's premier politicians and | 18 | | activists of the time attended,
including Richard J. Daley, | 19 | | Harold Washington, Eugene Sawyer, John H. Stroger,
Hon. Eugene | 20 | | Pincham, Al Prichard, Chuck Bowen, Renault Robinson, Rev. | 21 | | George Clements,
and Dick Gregory; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Hill worked for the City of Chicago's |
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| 1 | | Department of Human Services as a social worker and
servant to | 2 | | the people of Englewood; the signature program she developed | 3 | | with
seniors took her around the world; she was commissioned to | 4 | | organize a senior group trip to Africa (Kenya), Europe | 5 | | (London),
and the Bahamas (Nassau); she also arranged local | 6 | | outings to many theater productions; she received
many honors, | 7 | | awards, and letters of commendation; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Hill decided to go back to school to | 9 | | further her education at Wilson Junior
College at age 62; she | 10 | | loved her garden of beautiful flowers and impressive array of
| 11 | | vegetables and herbs; she loved to play the card game pitty-pat | 12 | | and watch TV game shows
and the sitcom The Golden Girls; she | 13 | | had fun and games with her grandchildren and took
them to | 14 | | camps, the race track, and concerts; she had a group of | 15 | | girlfriends that called themselves "the go-go girls"; she and | 16 | | her husband enjoyed traveling and took many road trips, making | 17 | | frequent visits to family and friends around the
country; one | 18 | | of their favorite locations to visit was Hot Springs, Arkansas; | 19 | | for many years, she organized
group trips to Dubuque, Iowa for | 20 | | the dog races and to Las Vegas casinos; she was known
for her | 21 | | annual trips to the Kentucky Derby, which she started in 1969 | 22 | | until the 1990s; she
organized as many as 7 buses to the Derby; | 23 | | she was also the co-founder of the 7200
South Calumet Block | 24 | | Club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Hill and her husband were members of Holy | 2 | | Angels Parish and served with the Blessed Sacrament Society and | 3 | | Knights of Peter Claver; they enjoyed dancing and music; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Hill was preceded in death by her parents, | 5 | | and her brother, Robert Jr.; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Hattie Hill leaves to cherish
her memory: husband, | 7 | | Solomon (preceded her in death); sons, Aaron, Solomon Jr., | 8 | | Vincent,
and Michael (preceded her in death); daughters, Renee | 9 | | Strowhorn-Armer, Cecilia Peeler, and
Michele Pondexter | 10 | | (Charles); 24 grandchildren, Dwayne, Aaron "Ricky", Daveda
| 11 | | (preceded her in death), Mark Ivory, Ahmed, Vonzelle, Solomon | 12 | | III, Michael (Andrea),
Steven, Dion Sr., Cecilia (Darryl), | 13 | | Malik, Sharien, Ottro, Jaylen, Sarah, Khaliq, Tonya
(Marcus), | 14 | | Vincent, Melissa, Paul (Wendy), Kimberly (Marcus), Erika, and | 15 | | Monika; 26 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; | 16 | | 8 great-great-great-grandchildren; nieces
and nephew, Robbie, | 17 | | Bettie, Florence, Kitty, Joey, and Mary and Barbara (who | 18 | | preceded her in death);
daughters-in-law, Margie, Barbara | 19 | | (deceased), Erma, Carolyn, Joyce, and Cheryl; loving
Godson, | 20 | | Frederick Dunson; long-time friend, Dorothy Kennedy; and many | 21 | | cousins, nieces, in-laws, friends, and neighbors; therefore, | 22 | | be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Hattie Hill, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 3 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Hattie Hill as an expression of our | 6 | | deepest sympathy.
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