Bill Text: IL HR1075 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dreina Alvon (Kellogg) Lewis.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-11-09 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis [HR1075 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1075-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 Dreina | ||||||
| 4 | Alvon (Kellogg) Lewis; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Dreina Lewis was born to Walter "Bill" Kellogg | ||||||
| 6 | and Carol Higgins Kellogg in Chicago on January 24, 1944; she | ||||||
| 7 | was raised in Harvey, where she attended Wesley United | ||||||
| 8 | Methodist Church, Thornton Township High School, and Thornton | ||||||
| 9 | Junior College; she married Michael A. Lewis in 1964; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Dreina Lewis dedicated more than 30 years to | ||||||
| 11 | public service, including working for the Cook County | ||||||
| 12 | Department of Public Aid and the Illinois Department of Public | ||||||
| 13 | Aid, where she administered health and medical benefits; she | ||||||
| 14 | also served as chief administrator for the City of Harvey, | ||||||
| 15 | retiring after 16 years of service; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Dreina Lewis was a member of New Faith Baptist | ||||||
| 17 | Church and the Emmaus Community; she was also an active member | ||||||
| 18 | of several distinguished organizations, including Top Ladies | ||||||
| 19 | of Distinction, the South Suburban Chicago Chapter of Jack and | ||||||
| 20 | Jill of America, and the South Suburban Chicago Chapter of The | ||||||
| 21 | Links; she served on the CEDA Board and the Harvey School | ||||||
| 22 | District 205 Foundation Board, and she supported several | ||||||
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| 1 | successful political campaigns; she was dedicated to community | ||||||
| 2 | service, including organizing annual toy drives and helping to | ||||||
| 3 | coordinate numerous prom dress boutiques; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Dreina Lewis earned numerous administrative | ||||||
| 5 | awards and recognitions for her outstanding leadership, | ||||||
| 6 | dedication, and professional excellence, including receiving | ||||||
| 7 | the Rich Township History Makers Award in February 2025, | ||||||
| 8 | honoring the meaningful impact she made and the legacy of | ||||||
| 9 | service she established throughout her life; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Dreina Lewis loved dancing, especially stepping | ||||||
| 11 | with her brothers, shopping, traveling, and all things | ||||||
| 12 | fashionable, including fine designer handbags, shoes, and | ||||||
| 13 | clothing; she appreciated the finer things in life and enjoyed | ||||||
| 14 | expressing her style and personality through her fashion; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Dreina Lewis consistently demonstrated a genuine | ||||||
| 16 | desire to uplift others and strengthen her community; she | ||||||
| 17 | lived a life of purpose, service, faith, love, and joy; she was | ||||||
| 18 | a nurturing and loving presence, a trusted confidante, and a | ||||||
| 19 | source of wisdom and sage advice; she loved her family and | ||||||
| 20 | friends dearly, and she was always there when someone needed | ||||||
| 21 | her; and | ||||||
| 22 | WHEREAS, Dreina Lewis was preceded in death by her parents | ||||||
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| 1 | and her siblings, Denise Kellogg, Walter Kellogg III, and | ||||||
| 2 | Joyce Kellogg Weaver; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Dreina Lewis is survived by her husband of 62 | ||||||
| 4 | years, Michael; her daughters, Monica Lewis Fox and Bettie | ||||||
| 5 | Lewis; two grandchildren; one great-grandson; her brothers, | ||||||
| 6 | Derrick (Terry) Muhammad, Rommel Kellogg, and Eric J. Kellogg | ||||||
| 7 | I; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, | ||||||
| 8 | cousins, and lifelong friends; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we mourn the passing of Dreina Alvon (Kellogg) Lewis and | ||||||
| 12 | extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 13 | who knew and loved her; and be it further | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Dreina Lewis as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy. | ||||||
