Bill Text: IL SR0476 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Birdia Ruth Hawthorne of Alton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR0476 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR0476-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 Birdia Ruth (Woods) Hawthorne of Alton, | ||||||
4 | who passed away on July 6, 2013; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne was born on September 9, 1947, in | ||||||
6 | Carthage, Mississippi, to Lovie (Tate) and Earnest Woods; she | ||||||
7 | was raised in Alton and graduated from Alton Senior High School | ||||||
8 | and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; she married | ||||||
9 | Leonard E. Hawthorne on August 7, 1971; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne loved literature and taught | ||||||
11 | English and reading at Central Junior High School, West Middle | ||||||
12 | School, and East Middle School in Alton; she retired in May | ||||||
13 | 2003 after 34 years as a teacher; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne was a dedicated volunteer and | ||||||
15 | worked with several organizations in the Alton community, | ||||||
16 | including the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., the Delta | ||||||
17 | Kappa Gamma Society, the Madison County Urban League Guild, the | ||||||
18 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Back | ||||||
19 | to School Committee, the Charmaine Chapman Society of the | ||||||
20 | United Way of Greater Saint Louis, the Illinois Retired | ||||||
21 | Teachers Association, Madison County Unit 1, the Oasis Shelter | ||||||
22 | for Women and Children, and the Women's History Coalition; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne was an active member of Pilgrim | ||||||
2 | Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Alton, where she served with | ||||||
3 | the usher, scholarship, beautification, and kitchen | ||||||
4 | ministries; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne was preceded in death by her | ||||||
6 | father, Earnest; her maternal grandparents, Will and Amanda | ||||||
7 | Tate; and her paternal grandparents, Jimmy and Cora Woods; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne is survived by her husband, | ||||||
9 | Leonard; her daughter, Melia Lynn Hawthorne (fiance Kevin | ||||||
10 | Rice); her son, Antoine L. (Rebecca) Lawrence; her mother, | ||||||
11 | Lovie; her sister, Dr. Wanda Earnestine Woods Everage; her | ||||||
12 | brother, Gary D. Woods; her nephews and niece, Carlton, Robert, | ||||||
13 | Rylee, and Moory; and a host of extended family members; | ||||||
14 | therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
17 | Birdia Ruth (Woods) Hawthorne, and extend our sincere | ||||||
18 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
19 | her; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the family of Ruth Hawthorne as an expression of |
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1 | our deepest sympathy.
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