Bill Text: IL SR0331 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Bessie Lee Redmond of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-06-24 - Resolution Adopted [SR0331 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SR0331-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 Bessie Lee Redmond of Chicago, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on June 1, 2009; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bessie Lee Redmond was affectionately known as | ||||||
6 | "Tee"; she was born on March 27, 1927 in Shelby, Mississippi to | ||||||
7 | the late Angeline Jackson and Henry Brinkley; she was the | ||||||
8 | youngest of 7 children, 4 sisters and 2 brothers who preceded | ||||||
9 | her in death; and
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10 | WHEREAS, She was educated in the Bolivar County School | ||||||
11 | System; she accepted Jesus Christ at an early age; she joined | ||||||
12 | Beautiful Zion Missionary Baptist Church in 1968 under the | ||||||
13 | leadership of Reverend V.B. Harris; she later joined the Rock | ||||||
14 | of Love Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of | ||||||
15 | Reverend Samuel L. Douglas; she served in the church as a | ||||||
16 | member for 26 years and as President of the Usher Board; and
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17 | WHEREAS, She moved to Chicago in 1948; and she married | ||||||
18 | William Redmond in 1969; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Bessie Lee Redmond is survived by her daughter, | ||||||
20 | Bernice Liddell; her grandson, Ronald Williams; her | ||||||
21 | granddaughter, Shanti Liddell; her adopted daughters, Beverly |
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1 | Redmond and Latricia Redmond; her 5 great-grandchildren; her | ||||||
2 | nephews, Fred Cherry, Samuel L. Douglas, Fernando Townsend, and | ||||||
3 | Punkin; her nieces, Annette Jones, Alberta Eison, and Roseanne | ||||||
4 | Campbell; and many other relatives and friends; therefore, be | ||||||
5 | it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | ||||||
7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
8 | her family and friends, the passing of Bessie Lee Redmond; and | ||||||
9 | be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Bessie Lee Redmond as a symbol of | ||||||
12 | our sincere sympathy.
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