Bill Text: IL HR0889 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bobra Jean Walker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0889 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0889-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 Bobra | ||||||
4 | Jean Walker, who passed away on July 24, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bobra Walker was born in Chulahoma, Mississippi to | ||||||
6 | Bobbie Ellis Sr. and Mattie Ella Dean Falkner on January 5, | ||||||
7 | 1939; during her childhood, she committed to her faith at an | ||||||
8 | early age and was a member of Mt. Gilead C.M.E. Church in | ||||||
9 | Chulahoma, where she attended Sunday school and was a member of | ||||||
10 | the church choir; she also was a member of the 4-H Club; she | ||||||
11 | received her education through the Marshall County School | ||||||
12 | District and completed her high school education at Mississippi | ||||||
13 | Industrial College in Holly Springs, Mississippi; she married | ||||||
14 | Landon Walker Jr. on February 1, 1959; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Bobra Walker and her family settled in Harvey in | ||||||
16 | 1964 and became members of Christ Temple Baptist Church in | ||||||
17 | Markham; she was a homemaker for the majority of her life but | ||||||
18 | eventually pursued employment at Woolworth, Service | ||||||
19 | Merchandise, and Falkner Bumper; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Bobra Walker was one of her family's historians; | ||||||
21 | she remembered birthdays, anniversaries, family history, and | ||||||
22 | other milestones; she possessed amazing management and |
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1 | organizational skills; she was a gifted cook and baker and a | ||||||
2 | great hostess; her home was always immaculate, and her kitchen | ||||||
3 | was always open to family and friends, especially during | ||||||
4 | holidays with Christmas being her favorite; she had a "green | ||||||
5 | thumb" that she shared with many, passing on her knowledge for | ||||||
6 | growing her beautiful annual flowers, her house plants, or | ||||||
7 | vegetable gardens; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Bobra Walker was a sports enthusiast, especially | ||||||
9 | when it came to baseball and football; she was proud of her | ||||||
10 | family and their accomplishments, especially in education; she | ||||||
11 | cherished her family deeply and enjoyed spending time with her | ||||||
12 | children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; she exuded | ||||||
13 | grace, sophistication, class, and style; she loved life and was | ||||||
14 | a generous, devoted, and caring individual; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Bobra Walker was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
16 | her sister, Gladys Young; and her brothers, Edgar, Bobbie Jr., | ||||||
17 | Moses, and Larry Falkner Sr.; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Bobra Walker is survived by her husband of 61 | ||||||
19 | years, Landon; her children,
Brenda Mason (David), Ricky | ||||||
20 | Walker, Perry Walker (Iris), Kerry L. Walker (Andria), and | ||||||
21 | Kanefus Walker; her siblings,
Mattie Walker, Urma Walker | ||||||
22 | (McEwen), Ella Washington, Wheelock Patrick, Kent Falkner | ||||||
23 | (Jackie), and Sarah Summerville; her brother-in-law and |
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1 | sisters-in-law,
Azelle Alexander,
Mary Falkner,
Deborah | ||||||
2 | (Orita) Walker,
and Eldridge Walker; her grandchildren,
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3 | DeLandon Mason (Carmen), Ricky D. Walker, Ameythyst Smith | ||||||
4 | (Kyle), DeResha Browne, Samuel Jackson,
Eric Hooks | ||||||
5 | (Christina), DeVonn Walker, Amber Mason, Kerry T. Walker, | ||||||
6 | Chanelle Randell (Brandon), Marcellus Walker, and Perry Sibby; | ||||||
7 | her great-grandchildren,
Kristion, Unique, Camryn, Kai, | ||||||
8 | Anthony, Wynton, Hannah, Ryan, Kourtney, Nicholas, Ca'Lia, | ||||||
9 | Braeden, Darrell, Lily, Ker'ron, Evan, Mykel, Myles, Makenzie, | ||||||
10 | Kyrie, and Kymir; her special cousins,
Beatrice Miller-Peete | ||||||
11 | and Bobbie Moton; her special friends,
Francis and
Sherry | ||||||
12 | Harvey; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other | ||||||
13 | relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
15 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
16 | we mourn the passing of Bobra Jean Walker and extend our | ||||||
17 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
18 | and loved her; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Bobra Walker as an expression of our | ||||||
21 | deepest sympathy.
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