Bill Text: IL HR0123 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Dianne Patrice Durham.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR0123 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0123-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 Dianne | ||||||
4 | Patrice Durham of Chicago, who passed away on February 4, | ||||||
5 | 2021; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dianne Durham was born in Gary, Indiana to Ural | ||||||
7 | L. Durham and Calvinita Carter Durham on June 17, 1968; she was | ||||||
8 | known as "Tricey" by those who grew up with her in Gary; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Dianne Durham began her illustrious gymnastics | ||||||
10 | career under the tutelage of Wanda Tomasi-Mohoi in | ||||||
11 | Merrillville, Indiana at the age of four; she trained with | ||||||
12 | notable coaches Bela and Marta Karolyi in Houston, Texas; she | ||||||
13 | won the junior national title in 1981 and 1982; she won the | ||||||
14 | senior national title in 1983, making her the first Black | ||||||
15 | woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship; she | ||||||
16 | concluded her competitive career in gymnastics in 1985; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Dianne Durham continued to work in gymnastics, | ||||||
18 | eventually coaching, judging, and running her own gym, Skyline | ||||||
19 | Gymnastics, in Chicago; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Dianne Durham was inducted into the USA | ||||||
21 | Gymnastics' Hall of Fame for Region 5, the division of USA |
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1 | Gymnastics that covers parts of the Midwest, in 2017; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Dianne Durham committed to her faith at a young | ||||||
3 | age at Trinity MB Church under the leadership of Pastor W.H. | ||||||
4 | Thomas; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dianne Durham was an icon and trailblazer in | ||||||
6 | gymnastics; she will be remembered for opening doors for | ||||||
7 | generations of Black gymnasts who followed after her; her | ||||||
8 | contributions and legacy to the sport of gymnastics will live | ||||||
9 | on; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Dianne Durham was preceded in death by her | ||||||
11 | mother, Calvinita Carter Durham; her maternal grandparents, | ||||||
12 | Calvin and Thelma Carter; her paternal grandparents, Ulysses | ||||||
13 | Durham and Limmie Moore; her aunts, Thelma L. Carter, | ||||||
14 | Georgianna Moore, and Burnedett Durham; and her uncle, Wille | ||||||
15 | Reed Carter; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Dianne Durham is survived by her husband, Thomas | ||||||
17 | "Tom" Drahozal; her father, Ural Durham; her sister, Alice | ||||||
18 | Durham Woods; her niece, Allison C. Woods; her nephew, Michael | ||||||
19 | A. Woods II; her brother-in-law, Tim Drahozal; her aunts, Ida | ||||||
20 | Carter Jones and Marolin Milan; her uncles, Alex Carter, | ||||||
21 | Dennis Carter, Kem Moore, and Elton Moore; her special cousin, | ||||||
22 | Eric Carter; and a host of family and friends; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | we mourn the passing of Dianne Patrice Durham and extend our | ||||||
4 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
5 | and loved her; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Dianne Durham as an expression of | ||||||
8 | our deepest sympathy.
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