Bill Text: IL HR0340 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Christella Reynolds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0340 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0340-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 | ||||||
| 4 | Christella Reynolds, who passed away on March 25, 2015; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Christella Reynolds was born in Yazoo City, | ||||||
| 6 | Mississippi on July 8, 1931; she graduated from St. Francis | ||||||
| 7 | High School in Yazoo City; she moved to Chicago and married | ||||||
| 8 | James Reynolds, Jr. on October 29, 1955; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Christella Reynolds retired from Sonoco in Berwyn | ||||||
| 10 | in 1993 after 20 years of service; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Christella Reynolds joined Commonwealth | ||||||
| 12 | Missionary Baptist Church in January of 1955; she was an active | ||||||
| 13 | member,
serving as choir director, Willing Workers Club | ||||||
| 14 | President, Sunday School teacher, and Mothers
Board member; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Christella Reynolds is survived by her sons, | ||||||
| 16 | James, III, Carl, Leonard, and Frank Reynolds and Gilbert | ||||||
| 17 | (Beverly) McPhail; her daughters, Debra (Rodney) Robinson, | ||||||
| 18 | Sheila (James) Turnbough, Tawanna (James) Calvin, and Lida | ||||||
| 19 | Reynolds; her brothers,
Herbert (Gladys) and James (Lena) | ||||||
| 20 | Williams; her sisters, Bessie Squire and Alfonzia Littleton; | ||||||
| 21 | her sister-in-laws, Katherine Reynolds and Christine Williams; | ||||||
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| 1 | her aunt, Bettie Hampton; her 19
grandchildren; her 34 | ||||||
| 2 | great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other | ||||||
| 3 | relatives, and many
friends; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 6 | mourn the passing of Christella Reynolds, and extend our | ||||||
| 7 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 8 | and loved her; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the family of Christella Reynolds as an expression | ||||||
| 11 | of our deepest sympathy.
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