Bill Text: IL HR0900 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Jimmie Glass.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0900 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0900-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jimmie
Lee Burton Glass, who passed away on July 6, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass was born to Robert and Eula Mae
Burton in Panama City, Florida on October 7, 1938; she
committed to her faith at an early age and was a member of Mt.
Moriah Church; she attended Rosenwald High School where she
played guard on the girls' basketball team; she completed the
Red Cross Home Nursing course: Home Care of the Sick at age 15;
she left Florida and moved to Chicago at the age of 16 to
assist with the care of her nieces and nephew; after meeting on
a blind date in 1956, she later married Huey Leonard Glass; and
WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass worked for the Chicago Board of
Education; she began work as a lunchroom attendant and was
promoted to lunchroom manager within four years; she worked
predominantly in south and west side schools, ensuring that
students had proper nutrition and were ready to learn; and
WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass was a member of Mount Calvary
Baptist Church and later joined Pullman Christian Reformed
Church; and

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WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass had many hobbies and interests; she
loved taking pictures, including taking selfies back in the
1970s and candid photos of her children; she was an
exceptional cook and baker and had a green thumb, producing an
amazing rose garden and vegetable garden; she loved watches
and playing cards with her neighbors on warm summer nights;
she had a talent for typing, sewing, shorthand, crocheting,
and puzzles; and
WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass was preceded in death by her
parents; her daughter, Gwendolyn Cecelia; her two brothers,
Donnie and Robert; her three sisters, Zephia, Ruby, and Eula;
her nine brothers-in-law, J.B., Earlie, Herman, Coleman,
James, Earnest, Roosevelt, Curtis, and Calvin; her six
sisters-in-law, Julia, Blanche, Carolyn, Adell, Dorothy, and
Ann; and her son-in-law, Gregory; and
WHEREAS, Jimmie Glass is survived by her children, Vaughn,
Jennifer, Linda, Jeffrey, and Donica; her grandchildren,
Iasha, Naja, and Gianina; her great-grandchildren, Amari and
Carter; her sister, Barbara; her sisters-in-law, Ann and
Burnette; her daughter-in-law, Tenia; her self-adopted
daughter, Natatia; her nieces and nephews; her cousins; and
her friends; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

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HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we mourn the passing of Jimmie Lee Burton Glass and extend our
sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
and loved her; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Jimmie Glass as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.