Bill Text: IL HR0853 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Marian Lois Shields Robinson of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-06 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner [HR0853 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0853-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 Marian | ||||||
4 | Lois Shields Robinson of Chicago, who passed away on May 31, | ||||||
5 | 2024; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Marian Robinson was born to Rebecca Jumper and | ||||||
7 | Purnell Shields in Chicago on July 29, 1937; she attended | ||||||
8 | teaching college; she married Fraser Robinson III in 1960, and | ||||||
9 | they resided on Chicago's South Side, where they raised two | ||||||
10 | children, Craig and Michelle, the future First Lady of the | ||||||
11 | United States; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Marian Robinson worked as a secretary before | ||||||
13 | becoming a stay-at-home mother; she later worked as a bank | ||||||
14 | secretary until retirement; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Marian Robinson became a resident of the White | ||||||
16 | House during the eight-year presidency of her son-in-law, | ||||||
17 | Barack Obama, beginning in 2009; during her tenure, she was | ||||||
18 | affectionately known as "first grandma", took care of her | ||||||
19 | granddaughters, and successfully avoided the limelight while | ||||||
20 | attending various events, concerts, and state dinners; she | ||||||
21 | also joined the first family on a number of overseas trips | ||||||
22 | before returning to Chicago; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Marian Robinson especially enjoyed spending time | ||||||
2 | with her friends and attending weekly yoga classes; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Marian Robinson was a loving mother, a supportive | ||||||
4 | mother-in-law, and a devoted grandmother; she will be | ||||||
5 | remembered as a grounded, witty, and tough-minded matriarch of | ||||||
6 | her family, providing steadiness and a fresh perspective to | ||||||
7 | those around her; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Marian Robinson was preceded in death by her | ||||||
9 | husband; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Marian Robinson is survived by her children, | ||||||
11 | Craig (Kelly) Robinson and Michelle (Barack) Obama, and six | ||||||
12 | grandchildren; 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 Marian Lois Shields Robinson and | ||||||
16 | extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all | ||||||
17 | who knew and loved her; and be it further
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