Bill Text: IL HR0411 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sherlynn Dudley Reid.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-09-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0411 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0411-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sherlynn
Dudley Reid, who passed away on March 10, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Sherlynn Dudley Reid was born in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania to Franklin and Mary (Goode) Dudley on November
4, 1933; she graduated from Shenley High School and, as a
teenager, had a radio show and was known as "Little Dee"; she
also worked in her uncle's pharmacy; she studied arts and
drama at Fisk University; she married Henry Reid, and they
lived in Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan before settling
in Oak Park; and
WHEREAS, Sherlynn Dudley Reid was very invested in serving
her community; she was involved with the PTO at Beye
Elementary School and the League of Woman Voters, later
becoming the first African American president of the
organization; she became involved with the Human Relations
Commission in the early 1970s and later became the Director of
Community Relations for the Village of Oak Park, a position
she held for more than 25 years, retiring in 1999; she was
inducted into the Village of Oak Park Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Sherlynn Dudley Reid was a long-time member of

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the First United Church of Oak Park and a long-time member and
past president of the 19th Century Charitable Association; she
was a charter member of the West Towns Chapter of The LINKS,
Inc. and remained an active member of the Fisk Alumni
Association; and
WHEREAS, Sherlynn Dudley Reid was the recipient of
numerous awards for her service; after the death of her
husband, she worked with CAST to establish the Henry E. Reid
Memorial Scholarship Fund and worked diligently to raise funds
to help provide scholarships to hundreds of students, which
enabled them to participate in CAST; and
WHEREAS, Sherlynn Dudley Reid was preceded in death by her
parents and her siblings, Yvonne Pennington and Sherwood and
Franklin Dudley; and
WHEREAS, Sherlynn Dudley Reid is survived by her daughters
Mary, Dorothy, and Lorie (Cederick) Fuller; her grandsons,
Henry Ryan Reid and Connor and Isaiah Fuller; and many nieces
and nephews, cousins, and dear friends; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we mourn the passing of Sherlynn Dudley Reid and extend our
sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew

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and loved her; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Sherlynn Dudley Reid as an
expression of our deepest sympathy.