Bill Text: IL HR0555 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Beatrice Holley Sumlin.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0555 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0555-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 Beatrice | ||||||
4 | Holley Sumlin, who passed away on May 18, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin was born in Birmingham, Alabama on | ||||||
6 | December 30, 1939 to Buford and Jessie Holley; she attended | ||||||
7 | Lincoln Elementary and Parker High School and graduated from | ||||||
8 | Wendel Phillips High School; she later attended the City | ||||||
9 | Colleges of Chicago; she married Thomas Sumlin and they settled | ||||||
10 | in Chicago; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin was a vested member in her | ||||||
12 | community; in 1968, she began to volunteer at the 8th Ward | ||||||
13 | Regular
Democratic Organization under the then-Committeeman | ||||||
14 | John H. Stroger, Jr.; from there her career in
politics began; | ||||||
15 | she first became Cook County Sheriff, and after serving in that | ||||||
16 | position for several years
she went on to become a clerk for | ||||||
17 | the Markham courthouse; she left the courthouse to become an | ||||||
18 | executive in the downtown offices of the Cook County
Department | ||||||
19 | of Highway under the leadership of Cook County Board President | ||||||
20 | John H. Stroger, Jr.; her loyalty and hard work led to her | ||||||
21 | appointment as the prestigious Committee Woman of the
8th Ward | ||||||
22 | Regular Democratic Organization, where she served for over 30 | ||||||
23 | years; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin was an active member at New Hope | ||||||
2 | Missionary Baptist Church for 26 years which led to the
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3 | transition into Calvary Baptist Church, where she served from | ||||||
4 | day one when they opened their doors; she was a strong voice in | ||||||
5 | the choir and led many solos; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin was preceded in death by her | ||||||
7 | parents, and her son, Gregory Sumlin; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Sumlin is survived by her 4 children, | ||||||
9 | Stanley Sumlin (Janice), Aliscia Jones (Michael), and Jesse and | ||||||
10 | Darlene Sumlin; her grandchildren, LaNeesha Givens (Kevin), | ||||||
11 | Christa Talbott (Sean), Rashaad and Darrell Riley, Ayana | ||||||
12 | Sumlin,
Brian Barker, and Brandi Nelson; her | ||||||
13 | great-grandchildren, Nehmiah Barker and Nia and Imani Talbott; | ||||||
14 | her sister,
Delores Fields; her very special niece, ZsaZsa | ||||||
15 | Fields; and a parade of extended family and precious
friends; | ||||||
16 | therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
18 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
19 | mourn the passing of Beatrice Holley Sumlin, and extend our | ||||||
20 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
21 | 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 Beatrice Sumlin as an expression of | ||||||
3 | our deepest sympathy.
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