Bill Text: IL SR0281 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Lovie Lee Wilson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR0281 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0281-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 Lovie Lee Wilson, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | March 25, 2019; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Lovie Wilson was born in Coffeeville, Mississippi | ||||||
6 | to Harrison and Addie Rounsaville on May 10, 1928; she attended | ||||||
7 | school in Mississippi; she committed to her faith at an early | ||||||
8 | age at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Morgan City, Mississippi and | ||||||
9 | later joined Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in | ||||||
10 | Coffeeville, Mississippi; she married Robert Harris, and he | ||||||
11 | preceded her in death; she later moved to Chicago and married | ||||||
12 | Willie Wilson, and he preceded her in death; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Lovie Wilson was the only beautician in | ||||||
14 | Coffeeville, Mississippi; she later managed a laundry facility | ||||||
15 | for many years and retired in 1983; and
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16 | WHEREAS, After moving to Chicago, Lovie Wilson joined the | ||||||
17 | Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church; in 1985, she joined the Family | ||||||
18 | Altar Baptist Church, where she was a faithful member and a | ||||||
19 | dedicated bible class and Sunday school student and served as | ||||||
20 | president of the Mother Board; she was an avid fan of the | ||||||
21 | Chicago Cubs; she loved quartet singers and enjoyed working on | ||||||
22 | crossword puzzles and playing solitaire; she was a dedicated |
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1 | mother who believed in education and hard work; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Lovie Wilson was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
3 | her siblings; and her sons, Robert, Russell, and Randolph; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Lovie Wilson is survived by her daughter, Odessie | ||||||
5 | Wilson; her daughters-in-law, Faye, Jolean, and Sherry; her 15 | ||||||
6 | grandchildren; her 10 great-grandchildren; her five | ||||||
7 | great-great-grandchildren; and her many nieces, nephews, | ||||||
8 | cousins, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
10 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
11 | Lovie Lee Wilson and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
12 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Lovie Wilson as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | deepest sympathy.
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