Bill Text: IL HR0999 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ivy L. Parker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-20 - Resolution Adopted [HR0999 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0999-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 Ivy Lewis | ||||||
4 | Parker of Chicago, who passed away on December 12, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ivy Parker was born in the Ninth Ward of New | ||||||
6 | Orleans, Louisiana to Ivy L. Davis and Effie Jones on December | ||||||
7 | 31, 1950; in 1964, her family migrated to Chicago, where she | ||||||
8 | attended John Marshall High School; following high school, she | ||||||
9 | studied at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, | ||||||
10 | Kennedy King College in Chicago, and Chicago State University; | ||||||
11 | in 1977, while on a break from her collegiate studies, she | ||||||
12 | married Richard Samuel Parker; she earned a degree in computer | ||||||
13 | science and a minor in mathematics from Chicago State in 1984; | ||||||
14 | and
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15 | WHEREAS, Ivy Parker was a math teacher in the Chicago | ||||||
16 | Public Schools and taught at Phillips, Dunbar, Tesla, Harlan, | ||||||
17 | Orr, and Nancy Jefferson; she retired in 2009 and then | ||||||
18 | established a successful home tutoring business; in 2015, she | ||||||
19 | became a managing partner and founder of Suite Little Feet | ||||||
20 | Incorporated; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Ivy Parker was preceded in death by her parents | ||||||
22 | and her sister, Mary; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Ivy Parker is survived by her husband, Richard; | ||||||
2 | her son, Jasand; her grandson, Ryan; her brothers, Stephen Sr. | ||||||
3 | and David; her nieces, Deidra, Kelli, and Keri; her nephews, | ||||||
4 | Stephen Jr., Samuel Jr., Sterling, Deon, and Austin; her | ||||||
5 | sister-in-law, Sandy; and her cousins, Nona, JoAnn, Aisha, | ||||||
6 | Dawud, and Rome; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | mourn the passing of Ivy Lewis Parker and extend our sincere | ||||||
10 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
11 | her; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the family of Ivy Parker as an expression of our | ||||||
14 | deepest sympathy.
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