Bill Text: IL SR0915 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Susie A. Barber.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-01-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0915 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0915-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Susie A. Barber, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | December 16, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Susie Barber was born in Alcoa, Tennessee to | ||||||
6 | Howell and Lillian (Carson) Kellogg on August 25, 1943; she | ||||||
7 | received her education in the Lockport Public School system; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Susie Barber worked for Western Electric as a | ||||||
10 | tech; she served as International Representative for I.B.E.W. | ||||||
11 | until she retired; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Susie Barber was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist | ||||||
13 | Church since she was young; she served as chair of the Joliet | ||||||
14 | Housing Authority and became the first African American Council | ||||||
15 | Woman for the city of Joliet; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Susie Barber was preceded in death by her husband | ||||||
17 | of 58 years, Donald "Blue" Barber; her parents; her sisters, | ||||||
18 | Mary Gant, Johnnie Booker, and Barbara Ann Kellogg; her son, | ||||||
19 | Donald White; her grandchildren, Akiya and Jonathan; her | ||||||
20 | brother-in-law, Wilbert Barber; her sisters-in-law, Geraldine | ||||||
21 | Barber and Delores Waddell; her nieces, Tammy Davis, Cynthia |
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1 | Booker, and Tamala Clayton; and her nephew, Louis Barber; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Susie Barber is survived by her son, Shadon | ||||||
3 | (Tanya) Barber; her daughter, Maria Currie; her grandchildren, | ||||||
4 | Marcus, Gentry, Diane, Jason, Brittani, Adia, Felencia, Ado, | ||||||
5 | Shadonta, Vincent, Brandon, Jaelen, and Jada; her | ||||||
6 | God-daughter, Tashanna "Co-Co" Taylor; her brother-in-law, | ||||||
7 | Eugene (Glory) Barber; her sisters-in-law, Shirley Barber, | ||||||
8 | Earline Barber, and JoAnn Whitehead; numerous | ||||||
9 | great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; | ||||||
10 | her special nieces, Pam Gant and Khristy Maberry; and her | ||||||
11 | special nephews, James Gant, Will McClellan, and James Booker; | ||||||
12 | therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Susie A. Barber and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
16 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
17 | further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Susie Barber as an expression of our | ||||||
20 | deepest sympathy.
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