Bill Text: IL SR0186 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Rosie Lee Peterson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0186 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0186-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Rosie Lee Peterson; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson was born in Ripley, Mississippi to | ||||||
5 | Judy Adams and Joe Peterson on March 7, 1937; near the end of | ||||||
6 | the Great Depression, her parents moved the family to | ||||||
7 | Middleton, Tennessee; she attended school part time while | ||||||
8 | helping her family tend to their farm through the lean years of | ||||||
9 | World War II and migrated to Chicago when she was 18; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson worked in housekeeping at | ||||||
11 | McCormick Place, as a senior care worker, and as a domestic | ||||||
12 | home worker for several families; in the late 1990s, she took a | ||||||
13 | job in security for the City of Chicago's Department of | ||||||
14 | General Services, where she worked until she retired in 2008; | ||||||
15 | and
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16 | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson hosted big holiday dinners and | ||||||
17 | weekend sleep-overs for her nieces and nephews; she was an | ||||||
18 | exceptional cook and prepared grand feasts for her family, | ||||||
19 | neighbors, and friends; she enjoyed playing cards and dancing | ||||||
20 | and was a passionate fan of Chicago blues; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson was strong willed, fiercely |
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1 | independent, and a very caring and protective mother; she | ||||||
2 | instilled in her children the importance of discipline, | ||||||
3 | cleanliness, hard work, and respect; she could be brutally | ||||||
4 | honest when offering her opinions, but her life experiences | ||||||
5 | and her understanding of people and situations helped her | ||||||
6 | guide family and friends through life's challenges; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson is survived by her children, Terry | ||||||
8 | Peterson, Diann (Corhn) Peterson, and Tyrone Peterson; her | ||||||
9 | sisters, Betty Woods, Johnnie Thompson, Bobby White, Charlene | ||||||
10 | Beecher, and Grace Baity; her brother, Junior Jeans; and | ||||||
11 | numerous nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
14 | Rosie Lee Peterson and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
15 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
16 | further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the family of Rosie Peterson as an expression of | ||||||
19 | our deepest sympathy.
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