Bill Text: IL HR0462 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Veda Laurette Cole-Brown of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0462 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0462-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 Veda | ||||||
4 | Laurette Cole-Brown of Chicago, who passed away on April 25, | ||||||
5 | 2019; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Veda Cole-Brown was the second child of Charles | ||||||
7 | Cole and Geraldine; she was raised on the South Side of | ||||||
8 | Chicago, where she attended Farren and Ray Elementary School, | ||||||
9 | Hyde Park High School, and Huston-Tillotson University; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Veda Cole-Brown began dancing with the Sammy Dyer | ||||||
11 | School of Theatre at the age of ten and continued through her | ||||||
12 | high school years; she graduated to the semi-professional | ||||||
13 | junior Vashionetts and once performed at Club Delisa as a | ||||||
14 | back-up dancer for Sammy Davis Jr.; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Veda Cole-Brown was a deeply devoted mother to her | ||||||
16 | son, Kyle Amir Sneed, and cherished the life she lived with her | ||||||
17 | husband, Richard Ari Brown; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Before her retirement, Veda Cole-Brown was a | ||||||
19 | social worker with the Department of Children and Family | ||||||
20 | Services for 28 years; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Veda Cole-Brown had a huge presence in Chicago's | ||||||
2 | social landscape; she will be remembered for the compassion | ||||||
3 | with which she cultivated and maintained lifelong friendships | ||||||
4 | with people from all walks of life; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
6 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
7 | we mourn the passing of Veda Laurette Cole-Brown and extend our | ||||||
8 | deepest condolences to all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
9 | further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Veda Cole-Brown as an expression of | ||||||
12 | our deepest sympathy.
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