Bill Text: IL HR0012 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Murtie Mae Myers of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0012 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0012-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Murtie | ||||||
4 | Mae Myers of Chicago, who passed away on January 12, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers was born to JT Allen and Lucille | ||||||
6 | Allen in Macon, Mississippi on December 5, 1928; she relocated | ||||||
7 | to the South Side of Chicago in 1940, where she remained for 19 | ||||||
8 | years; she attended Manley Military School in Chicago, where | ||||||
9 | she learned how to sew and make hats, which she eventually | ||||||
10 | mastered and loved doing; she married Archie D. Myers; she | ||||||
11 | then moved to the West Side, where she lived for the next 63 | ||||||
12 | years; and
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13 | WHEREAS, After completing her education, Murtie Mae Myers | ||||||
14 | began working at the top retail stores in Chicago, including | ||||||
15 | Saks Fifth Avenue and Sears; she loved working at these stores | ||||||
16 | because she had a special eye for fashion; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers committed to her faith at an | ||||||
18 | early age; she attended Greater White Stone M.B. Church on | ||||||
19 | Chicago's West Side for many years; she was also a member of | ||||||
20 | Faith Community Church; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers was known for her ability to |
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1 | dress to impress; she also loved dancing and cooking, and her | ||||||
2 | special dishes were greens, chicken, and her marquee pound | ||||||
3 | cake; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers was preceded in death by her | ||||||
5 | husband; her uncle, Will Allen; her brother, John Allen; and | ||||||
6 | her daughter, Conchitta Myers; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers is survived by her children, | ||||||
8 | LueAnn, Edie (Melvin), Archie (Dorothy), Darlene (the late | ||||||
9 | Eddie), Vennay, and Stanley (the late Gloria); her special | ||||||
10 | nephew, Ricky Allen; her first cousins, Gene Allen, James | ||||||
11 | Allen, and Roy Allen; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, | ||||||
12 | and great-great-grandchildren; her cousins; and a host of | ||||||
13 | family and friends; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
15 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
16 | we mourn the passing of Murtie Mae Myers and extend our sincere | ||||||
17 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
18 | her; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Murtie Mae Myers as an expression of | ||||||
21 | our deepest sympathy.
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