Bill Text: IL SR0031 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Cassandra Lillard Reed of Danville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0031 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0031-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
3 | learn of the death of Cassandra Lillard "Nini" Reed of | ||||||
4 | Danville, who passed away on December 2, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed was born in Danville to Mandy | ||||||
6 | Othella (Turner) and Theotto Lillard Jr. on December 20, 1949; | ||||||
7 | she married Jerry Lee Reed Sr. on December 19, 1970; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's educational achievements | ||||||
9 | include: graduate of Danville High School in 1968; Associate | ||||||
10 | Degree in Science from Danville Area Community College in 1970; | ||||||
11 | Bachelor of Science in Recreation from Eastern Illinois | ||||||
12 | University in 1972; Elementary K-9 Teaching Certificate from | ||||||
13 | Eastern Illinois University - Endorsements: Upper | ||||||
14 | Elementary/Jr. High and Physical Education/Social Science in | ||||||
15 | 1974; master's degree in Instructional Media from Eastern | ||||||
16 | Illinois University in 1976; and General Administrative K-12 | ||||||
17 | Certification in 1980; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed taught children at different | ||||||
19 | levels and different schools for over 35 years; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's involvement with Danville School | ||||||
21 | District 118 includes: screening committee for the 1990 |
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1 | selection of Danville High School principal; Unit Leader; | ||||||
2 | Ownership in Education Committee; pilot Kindergarten reading | ||||||
3 | book series; District #118 Strategic Planning Committee; | ||||||
4 | Co-Chair of the District #118 Communication Strategic Planning | ||||||
5 | Committee; committee for the new Daniel Elementary School; and | ||||||
6 | Elementary Academic Team Leader; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's involvement with the Danville | ||||||
8 | (DEA)/Illinois (IEA)/National (NEA) Education Association | ||||||
9 | includes: DEA President from 1986 to 1991; DEA Grievance | ||||||
10 | Committee for elementary and middle school; DEA Bargaining Team | ||||||
11 | Member and Chief Spokesperson; participating in traditional | ||||||
12 | and collaborative forms of bargaining; and DEA Mentoring | ||||||
13 | Committee member; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's accomplishments with the IEA/NEA | ||||||
15 | Black Caucus include: member of IEA/NEA Black Caucus; member of | ||||||
16 | IEA Minority Caucus; delegate to IEA and NEA Representative | ||||||
17 | Assembly; IEA Intern for UniServ Director; IEA-NEA RA Planning | ||||||
18 | Committee member from 1999 to 2000; IEA-NEA RA Collective | ||||||
19 | Bargaining Committee member; Region 8 Secretary; Region 8 | ||||||
20 | Vice-Chairperson; Region 8 Chairperson; member and Chair of the | ||||||
21 | Large Local Task Force; Congressional Contact Person; member of | ||||||
22 | the Constitution and By-laws Committee; member and Chair of the | ||||||
23 | Waiver Task Force; the Board of Directors/IEA Computer | ||||||
24 | Committee; member of the Collective Bargaining Committee; NEA |
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1 | Member; NEA member of the Employee Advocacy Committee; and NEA | ||||||
2 | Moderator for the Retirement and Benefit Forum; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's additional accomplishments | ||||||
4 | include: Second Baptist Church member/Sunday School Teacher; | ||||||
5 | Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma; Workforce Challenge | ||||||
6 | 2000/Education to Careers; East Central Illinois Partnership | ||||||
7 | for Excellence in Education; Treasurer for East Central | ||||||
8 | Illinois Partnership for Excellence in Education; Leadership | ||||||
9 | Danville First Class/Leadership Danville Alumni; Leadership | ||||||
10 | Danville Steering Committee; Danville Area Community College | ||||||
11 | Minority Advisory Council; Greater Danville City Plan | ||||||
12 | Commission; Volunteer Trainer for Danville Peer Court; | ||||||
13 | Volunteer for United Way Fund and Muscular Dystrophy/Unicef; | ||||||
14 | Veterans Administration Volunteer; East Central Illinois | ||||||
15 | Education to Careers Partnership; past member of the YWCA Board | ||||||
16 | of Directors; Legislative District #53 School Funding Task | ||||||
17 | Force; and Halo Study Circle participant on Race Relations | ||||||
18 | 2000; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed could play basketball, pitch horse | ||||||
20 | shoes, swim, cut grass, trim hedges, paint, crochet, knit, fix | ||||||
21 | houses, refurnish furniture, and rap, recording a 1968 rap | ||||||
22 | song; and
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23 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed was preceded in death by her |
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1 | parents; her brothers, "Baby Boy" Lillard, and Randy Lillard; | ||||||
2 | her paternal grandparents, Theotto and Geraldine (Martin) | ||||||
3 | Lillard; and her maternal grandparents, Collis and Mary B. | ||||||
4 | (Hillsman) Turner; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed is survived by her husband of over | ||||||
6 | 45 years, Jerry Reed Sr.; her sons, Jerry Jr. (Yolanda) and | ||||||
7 | Terian (Ashley); nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her | ||||||
8 | special daughter, Brenda DuHart; her sisters, Twania Lillard, | ||||||
9 | Jill (Pastor John N.) Staples, and Portia Lillard (Eugene | ||||||
10 | Webb); her brothers, Theotto Lillard III, Graylen Lillard, | ||||||
11 | Craig (Elaine) Lillard, and Danny Lillard; her stepmother, | ||||||
12 | Olivia Lillard; her stepbrothers; her stepsisters; and a host | ||||||
13 | of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
16 | Cassandra Lillard "Nini" Reed, and extend our sincere | ||||||
17 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
18 | her; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to the family of Cassandra Reed as an expression of | ||||||
21 | our deepest sympathy.
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