Bill Text: IL HR0654 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Leontyne Reese Tabb.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0654 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0654-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 Leontyne | ||||||
| 4 | Reese Tabb, who passed away on October 15, 2017; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Leontyne Tabb was born to Albert Lee Sr. and | ||||||
| 6 | Florence
Wright on July 21, 1941; she began her education in | ||||||
| 7 | Greenwood, Mississippi and then relocated to Chicago, where she | ||||||
| 8 | graduated high school; she also
graduated from South Suburban | ||||||
| 9 | College with a degree in elementary education; she was married | ||||||
| 10 | to her high school sweetheart Alton Reese Jr. until his death; | ||||||
| 11 | in 1981, she married Adell Tabb; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Leontyne Tabb was a member of St. Luke Church of | ||||||
| 13 | God in Christ, where she was a member of the Usher
Board and | ||||||
| 14 | Mother's Board; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Leontyne Tabb was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 16 | parents; her first husband, Alton; her second husband, Adell; | ||||||
| 17 | and her brothers, Albert Jr. and John; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Leontyne Tabb is survived by her mother-in-love, | ||||||
| 19 | Mollie Ann Tabb; her sons, Alton Reese, Albert
Reese | ||||||
| 20 | (Gwendolyn), and Anthony Reese; her bonus daughters, Ann Harris | ||||||
| 21 | and
Tina Tabb; her aunts, Martha Baker, Priscilla McNair, and | ||||||
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| 1 | Naomi Churchhill
(Robert); her uncles, Nehemiah Wright | ||||||
| 2 | (Leotha), Aaron Wright (Ericka), and
Benjamin Wright; her | ||||||
| 3 | God-children, Edwina Mannings, Gabriel Millines, and
Stephanie | ||||||
| 4 | Johnson; her grandchildren, Shawn Smith, Albert Reese Jr., | ||||||
| 5 | Ashlee
Reese, Amber Reese, Arielle Reese, and Myles Reese; her | ||||||
| 6 | great-grandchildren,
Alexander and Alivia; and numerous | ||||||
| 7 | nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and
neighbors; therefore, | ||||||
| 8 | be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 11 | mourn the passing of Leontyne Reese Tabb, and extend our | ||||||
| 12 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 13 | and loved her; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Leontyne Tabb as an expression of | ||||||
| 16 | our deepest sympathy.
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