Bill Text: IL HR1386 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dr. Marie Wilkinson of Aurora.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1386 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR1386-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 Dr. Marie
Wilkinson of Aurora, who passed away on August 12, 2010; and
WHEREAS, She was born May 6, 1909 in New Orleans, Louisiana
as Marie LeBeau; she moved to Aurora in 1929 and married auto
mechanic Charles Wilkinson three years later; she was known as
the matriarch of Aurora and spent most of her 101 years giving
back to the city she called home; she fed the hungry, clothed
the poor, and convinced politicians to enact fair laws and
fought for equal rights for everyone; and
WHEREAS, In 1961, she started the St. Vincent DePaul Center
on Sard Avenue in Aurora with the help of St. Peter's Church;
she also helped form the Quad County Urban League, Aurora's
Human Relations Commission (which she chaired for 40 years),
and the food pantry and child development center that bear her
name; and
WHEREAS, She was a strong crusader for civil rights and
worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and met Rosa Parks and
Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till; in 2001, she
received the Lumen Christi Award, the Catholic Church's highest
honor for missionary work; and

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WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles
and Maude (Robinson) La Beau; her husband, Charles Wilkinson;
her son, Donald Wilkinson; her grandson, Craig Wilkinson; her
brother, Edward La Beau, Sr.; her paternal grandparents, Robert
and Lena Robinson; her maternal grandmother, Olympia Glapion;
and her aunt and uncle, Arthur and Hazel Ogden; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Wilkinson is survived by her daughter, Sheila
Scott-Wilkinson; her two granddaughters, Donna Wilkinson and
Michelle Wilkinson; her great-grandson, Christopher Wilkinson;
and a host of nieces, nephews, friends, and other relatives;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Dr.
Marie Wilkinson; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Dr. Marie Wilkinson as a symbol of
our sincere sympathy.