Bill Text: IL HR1300 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Ruby Lee BoClair of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-11-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR1300 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR1300-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representative are saddened to learn of the death of Ruby Lee | ||||||
4 | (nee Johnson) BoClair of Chicago, who passed away on October 8, | ||||||
5 | 2014; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Ruby BoClair was born in Eudora, Arkansas on | ||||||
7 | August 22, 1941 to Ozella Frazier and Harry Johnson; she | ||||||
8 | married Rufus BoClair, Jr. on July 23, 1961; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Ruby BoClair was a member of Zion Hill Missionary | ||||||
10 | Baptist Church and then Pillars Rock Baptist Church and St. | ||||||
11 | Luke Missionary Baptist Church; she enjoyed reading the Bible, | ||||||
12 | attending gospel concerts, cooking, and spending time with her | ||||||
13 | family; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Ruby BoClair was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
15 | Rufus; her parents,
Ozella and Harry Johnson; and | ||||||
16 | granddaughter, Kailynn Boclair; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Ruby BoClair is survived by a brother, Mickey
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18 | Johnson; an uncle, Rev. Charley Lemon, Jr.; children, Rufus, | ||||||
19 | III "Temple", William, Lashonda, Keith, Sr., Latasha, Kent, | ||||||
20 | Sr., and Anna "Cookie", whom she raised as one of her own; 15 | ||||||
21 | grandchildren; 7 sisters-in-law; 3 brothers-in-law; a special |
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1 | cousin, Patricia Washington; a
host of relatives; and special | ||||||
2 | friends, Cora Hudson-Means, Murdistine
Cooke, Daisy McBeth, | ||||||
3 | Marsha Crosby, Ethel Harris, and Gloria Marlow; therefore, be | ||||||
4 | it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
6 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
7 | we mourn the passing of Ruby Lee BoClair, and extend our | ||||||
8 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
9 | and loved her; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Ruby BoClair as an expression of our | ||||||
12 | deepest sympathy.
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