Bill Text: IL HR0553 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dorothy Jean Robinson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0553 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0553-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 Dorothy | ||||||
4 | Jean Robinson, who passed away on October 3, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson was born in Altheimer, Arkansas | ||||||
6 | to Floyd and Lunicy (Kellum) Thomas on January 13, 1940; she | ||||||
7 | was born with the name Vivian but at some point became known to | ||||||
8 | all as Dorothy; she graduated from Altheimer High School in | ||||||
9 | 1959 and married James Robinson in 1961; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson attended the United States | ||||||
11 | Postal Inspection Service Academy and became a postal police | ||||||
12 | officer in Chicago; she retired in 1998; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson was affectionately known by many | ||||||
14 | names, including Ma, Mother, Aunt Dorothy, Grama, Gi-Gi, Dot, | ||||||
15 | Miss Rob, and Miss Dorothy; she enjoyed spending time with her | ||||||
16 | family, bowling, fishing, shopping, playing pinochle, making | ||||||
17 | slot
machines ring, and her Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs; she | ||||||
18 | was often described as a sweet lady and was called the candy | ||||||
19 | lady at the facility where she had dialysis for 15 years; she | ||||||
20 | would
bring candy and sometimes crackers and sandwiches to the | ||||||
21 | other dialysis patients; she also loved to sew
and was a | ||||||
22 | skilled no-pattern seamstress; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson was preceded in death by her | ||||||
2 | children, James and Vicky; her parents; her sister and | ||||||
3 | brother-in-law, Clotier and Ural
"Ned" Jones Sr.; her brother, | ||||||
4 | Floyd Thomas Jr.; her sister, Lee Etta Robinson; her stepson, | ||||||
5 | Harold Robinson; and her brother-in-law, Isaiah Hoskins; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson is survived by her son, Timothy | ||||||
7 | (Linda) Kyles Sr.; her daughters,
Glenda (Nicholas) Bridges, | ||||||
8 | Regina Robinson, and Vivian Gilmore; her niece who she raised | ||||||
9 | as her
daughter, Gwynn Thomas; her "other son", Darryl (Sherri) | ||||||
10 | Mayhorn; her stepdaughter, Diane (Otis) Petty;
her sisters, | ||||||
11 | Alvernist Hoskins and Mable Thomas; her brother, Roosevelt | ||||||
12 | "Bob" (Wardell) Thomas; her sisters-in-law, Ardelia Thomas, | ||||||
13 | Dorothy Phillips, Earleen (Walter) Philmon, and Pamela (Sam) | ||||||
14 | Turner; her grandchildren, Samantha Kyles, Timothy "TJ" (Dina) | ||||||
15 | Kyles Jr., Zachary Kyles, Zaria Gilmore,
and Allison Bridges; | ||||||
16 | her great-grandchildren, Ariana, Zayden, Gabriella, Ezra, | ||||||
17 | Avamarie, Zander, and
Timothy Kyles III; and numerous nieces, | ||||||
18 | nephews, and family friends; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
20 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
21 | we mourn the passing of Dorothy Jean Robinson and extend our | ||||||
22 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
23 | and loved her; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Dorothy Robinson as an expression of | ||||||
3 | our deepest sympathy.
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