Bill Text: IL HR0922 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Thelma Burnett of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-17 - Resolution Adopted [HR0922 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0922-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 Thelma | ||||||
4 | Bernice Burnett of Chicago, who passed away on March 22, 2012; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, She was born Thelma Bernice James on June 15, 1940 | ||||||
7 | in Pickens, Mississippi; she was the first child of Deacon
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8 | George James II and Mother Lillian James; the James family | ||||||
9 | moved to Chicago when Bernice was in preschool
and, even at | ||||||
10 | young age, she commanded attention from those she encountered | ||||||
11 | because of her lively
spirit and outgoing personality; from her | ||||||
12 | elementary school years at Felsenthal through her time at | ||||||
13 | Dunbar high school, she remained
involved in several | ||||||
14 | activities, including the majorettes and Girl Scouts; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Setting the foundation for her life, she dedicated | ||||||
16 | herself to the Lord on August 3,1958 at her childhood
church | ||||||
17 | home, Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church; she partook in | ||||||
18 | many activities, including the
Women's Auxiliary Board, and | ||||||
19 | remained a member for more than 60 years; and
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20 | WHEREAS, In 1970, she was introduced to John Burnett by one | ||||||
21 | of her best friends, Anne Nix; after 2 years of dating, John | ||||||
22 | proposed
and they began their journey into marriage on December |
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1 | 25, 1974; and
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2 | WHEREAS, As she got older, she developed an interest in | ||||||
3 | fashion; she strategically landed a job at
Saks Fifth Avenue to | ||||||
4 | ensure she had the first pick at the latest designer apparel | ||||||
5 | and makeup; she made
many friends at Saks, spending 33 years in | ||||||
6 | the cosmetics department; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Thelma Burnett leaves to cherish her memory, her | ||||||
8 | loving husband, John; her daughter, Jonese; her brother, George | ||||||
9 | III
(Barbara); her sister, Doris; her nephews, Barry (Doris), | ||||||
10 | Gregory, and George IV; her Godson, Quincy Crockett; her | ||||||
11 | nieces, Tina
(George), Myra, and Carol (Ed); and a host of | ||||||
12 | loving great nephews, nieces,
family, and friends; therefore, | ||||||
13 | be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
15 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
16 | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
17 | Thelma Burnett; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Thelma Burnett as a symbol of our | ||||||
20 | sincere sympathy.
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