Bill Text: IL SR0050 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mayme Finley Spencer of Evanston.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR0050 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SR0050-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of Mayme Finley Spencer of Evanston, who
passed away on February 8, 2011; and
WHEREAS, She was born February 28, 1921 and grew up in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; her father, Robert, worked construction
for the city and her mother, Evelyn, was a housewife; her
parents died prior to her entering high school, and she raised
her three siblings by herself with help from an uncle; and
WHEREAS, After graduating from Marquette University, she
moved to Chicago and found work as a lab technician at Mt.
Sinai Hospital; she received her law degree from Chicago-Kent
College of Law, and continued to practice law up until her
passing; and
WHEREAS, She married Warren Frank Spencer, an Evanston
doctor; she became an Evanston alderman, and made fair housing
her priority; her fair housing ordinance was one of her biggest
achievements; and
WHEREAS, When her service as an alderman ended she became a
member of the Northern Illinois University board of trustees
and served on former Illinois Governor Walker's commission on

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race relations; she was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and
enjoyed playing bridge, bingo, and working crossword puzzles;
she was very proud of her family, and loved having Sunday
brunch with them; and
WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her
three siblings; and her husband; and
WHEREAS, Mayme Finley Spencer is survived by her daughters,
Clothield Miller and her husband, Willie J. Miller, Wendy
Spencer and her long-time friend, George Griffin, Karen Spencer
Kelly and her husband, John B. Kelly, and Shelley Spencer
Fitzsimmons and her husband, Patrick Fitzsimmons; and her eight
grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
her family and friends, the passing of Mayme Finley Spencer;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Mayme Finley Spencer as a symbol of
our sincere sympathy.