Bill Text: IL SR0403 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Pearline Wiley.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0403 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0403-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 Pearline Wiley of Chicago; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Pearline Wiley was born in Clacks, Mississippi to | ||||||
| 5 | Walter and Ethel McIntosh on January 29, 1932; she relocated | ||||||
| 6 | to Memphis, Tennessee, where she met Johnny Wiley and they had | ||||||
| 7 | six children; she later relocated to Chicago, where she took | ||||||
| 8 | up permanent residence; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Pearline Wiley became deeply committed to her | ||||||
| 10 | faith at an early age in Clacks, Mississippi; after relocating | ||||||
| 11 | to Chicago, she joined the Church of Christ located on 198 | ||||||
| 12 | South Spaulding Avenue; she later joined the Helping Hand M.B. | ||||||
| 13 | Church under the leadership of Reverend and Founder Joseph B. | ||||||
| 14 | Kelly, where she served faithfully and was honored to be the | ||||||
| 15 | last surviving Adams Street member; she served the church in | ||||||
| 16 | various positions, including as superintendent of the Sunday | ||||||
| 17 | school, supervisor of the children's choir, teacher, and choir | ||||||
| 18 | member; she was a member of the Beautifying Club, the Pastor | ||||||
| 19 | Aide Club, the Ways and Means Committee, and the Missionary | ||||||
| 20 | Society; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Pearline Wiley was known for being very outspoken | ||||||
| 22 | and stern but loving when offering words of wisdom; she | ||||||
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| 1 | commanded respect, which gave way to loving her | ||||||
| 2 | unconditionally; she sowed the seeds of love and reaped a | ||||||
| 3 | harvest of love in her lifetime; she will be missed; | ||||||
| 4 | therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 7 | Pearline Wiley and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 8 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 9 | further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to the family of Pearline Wiley as an expression of | ||||||
| 12 | our deepest sympathy.
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