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92_SR0256
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their sincere condolences to the family and friends
4 of Scotia Etta Thomas Calhoun, who passed away on October 15,
5 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, Scotia Etta Thomas Calhoun was born in Meridian,
7 Mississippi; she was the wife of the late George R. Calhoun;
8 together they were the successful entrepreneurs of Scotia's
9 Fine Food Shops and Scotia's School of Beauty Culture; and
10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Calhoun was a devoted member of Mt. Zion
11 Missionary Baptist Church; she was a member of TLOD, Sigma
12 Gamma Rho, N.C.N.W., and a lifetime member of the NAACP; in
13 addition, she received numerous awards and accolades for
14 distinguished service throughout the United States; and
15 WHEREAS, The passing of Scotia Etta Thomas Calhoun will
16 be deeply felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her
17 children, Argie H. Thomas, Don F. Thomas, and Michelle E.
18 Young; her sisters-in-law, Carrie M. (husband, Henry) Thomas
19 and Opal D. (husband, Cecil) Harvey; her uncle, the Reverend
20 Ephraim Thomas; her nieces, Doris J. Thomas, Shirley
21 (husband, Joseph) Henderson, and Venida E. Thomas; her
22 nephews, Melvin G. (wife, Pauline) Thomas, Maurice K. Thomas,
23 and Raymond A. (wife, Sandra) Thomas; and a host of other
24 relatives and a multitude of friends; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
26 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
27 all who knew her, the death or Scotia Etta Thomas Calhoun of
28 East St. Louis, Illinois; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to the family of Scotia Etta Thomas Calhoun with
31 our sincere condolences.