HR1436 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Diane (Bush) Roberson on Wednesday, August 9, 2006; and

WHEREAS, She was born on June 5, 1946, in Aiken, South Carolina, to Willie Fred and Ada Mae Bush; she grew up on both the south and west sides of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, She graduated from Crane Technical High School; after graduation she attended Columbia University in New York; she also attended Triton College, Wright College, Roosevelt University, and Concordia University; and

WHEREAS, She was united in marriage to Henry Gene Roberson on December 31, 1968, at Come and See Baptist Church; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Roberson had several occupations in her lifetime; she was a long distance operator for Illinois Bell Telephone, a United Steel Worker for Federal Pacific Steel Company for over 10 years, and a child and development social worker for CEDA; she retired in 1994 and took up being a full-time grandmamma, quilt-maker, and world traveler; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Diane (Bush) Roberson has been deeply felt by many, especially her daughters, Ingrid and Kyra; her daughter-in-law, Cynthia; her sons, Sonjee, Lesley, and Cuffey; her surrogate sons, Jimmy Hayes and Delrick Harris; her grandsons, Jessie Roberson, Cameron Steele, and Cole Parker Roberson; her granddaughter, Jazmine (Ladybug) Roberson; her sisters, Nadine Vaughn (Louis), Peggy Lee Bush, Rosemary Winters-Howard (Dean), and Liza Winters (Ken); her brother, Bobby Taylor (Sonya); her aunts, Francis Woodard and Mamie Williams; her great-aunt, Ada McDaniel; and her many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and loved ones; she was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Carol Jean Harris and Quintin Lydell Bush; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Diane (Bush) Roberson, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her family, her friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to her family as an expression of our sincerest condolences.