Bill Text: IL SR0410 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Beatrice Matthews.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-30 - Resolution Adopted [SR0410 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0410-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 Beatrice Matthews; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Matthews was born in Chicago on May 29, | ||||||
5 | 1926 to Horace Calbert and Edna Brooks; she attended Wendell | ||||||
6 | Phillips elementary and high schools and earned her cosmetology | ||||||
7 | license from Unique Beauty School; she married Ned Matthews in | ||||||
8 | 1946; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Matthews worked at Hazel's and later for | ||||||
10 | the United States Postal Service as a mail handler until | ||||||
11 | retirement; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Matthews was a member of Christ Universal | ||||||
13 | Temple, where she obtained a Master Certificate from the | ||||||
14 | Johnnie Coleman Institute; she volunteered for service in the | ||||||
15 | 24-hour Prayer Ministry and served as the first President of | ||||||
16 | the Ambassadors of Love Club; she was a member of the South | ||||||
17 | Side branch of the N.A.A.C.P. Women's Auxiliary; she enjoyed | ||||||
18 | traveling around the world; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Matthews was preceded in death by her | ||||||
20 | parents; her husband, Ned; her daughter, Bridget Matthews; her | ||||||
21 | sibling, Gale Wilkins; and her grandchildren, Dino and Nicola; |
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1 | and
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2 | WHEREAS, Beatrice Matthews is survived by her children, | ||||||
3 | Christel Davis and Cordell Matthews; her 5 siblings, Hazel | ||||||
4 | Garner-Brooks, Donald Clark (Cheryl), LaVonne Curington | ||||||
5 | (Harold), and Joyce Calbert; her grandchildren, Lavite, Eddie, | ||||||
6 | Cordell (Boo), Jeremy, and Andiana; her 7 great-grandchildren, | ||||||
7 | D'Angelo, Kadoshia, Rickey, Christel, Dominique, Johnette, and | ||||||
8 | Lil John; her 9 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of | ||||||
9 | nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of | ||||||
12 | Beatrice Matthews, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Beatrice Matthews as an expression | ||||||
17 | of our deepest sympathy.
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