Bill Text: IL HR0759 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Candy Gordon.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0759 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0759-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Candy | ||||||
| 4 | Gordon, who passed away on May 2, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon was born to Elaine D. Lunkins and | ||||||
| 6 | Randolph Littleton Sr. in Chicago on February 23, 1968; she | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Proviso East High School in 1985; she continued | ||||||
| 8 | her education with a focus in psychology at Triton College and | ||||||
| 9 | Governors State University; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon displayed her love for others | ||||||
| 11 | through her work at a number of organizations, including Jane | ||||||
| 12 | Addams Homes in Chicago, Clearbrook in Arlington Heights, and | ||||||
| 13 | the Association for Individual Development in Aurora; she made | ||||||
| 14 | her mark in Nashville, Tennessee, where she worked at the | ||||||
| 15 | YMCA, Monroe Harding, Inc., and the Mental Health Cooperative; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon committed to her faith at an early | ||||||
| 18 | age; she loved her hometown of Chicago, traveling, and her | ||||||
| 19 | family; she enjoyed dressing up every day and spending time | ||||||
| 20 | with her grandchildren; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon was an outspoken individual who | ||||||
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| 1 | cared about vulnerable people, especially the young and | ||||||
| 2 | victims of domestic violence, and she strove to help them | ||||||
| 3 | overcome obstacles so they could reach their full potential; | ||||||
| 4 | and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 6 | grandmother, Hazel Lunkins; her parents; her husband, Keith | ||||||
| 7 | Gordon; and her grandchildren, Randall Gordon Jr., Canada | ||||||
| 8 | Costella, Mackayla Coleman, Makiya Gordon, Cortez Thomas Jr., | ||||||
| 9 | Royalty Gordon, and Storm Gordon; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Candy Gordon is survived by her brother, Zachary | ||||||
| 11 | Lunkins; her special friend, George Sain; and her cousin, | ||||||
| 12 | Andre Harvey; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 15 | we mourn the passing of Candy Gordon and extend our sincere | ||||||
| 16 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
| 17 | her; and be it further
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