Bill Text: IL SR0492 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Evelyn Wiley Rice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0492 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0492-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 Evelyn Wiley Rice, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | August 15, 2023; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Rice was born in Chattanooga,
Tennessee to | ||||||
6 | Clarence and Evelean Tanksley Wiley on November 27, 1940; at | ||||||
7 | the age of seven, she was baptized at First Baptist Church in | ||||||
8 | Livingston; she graduated from Sumter
County Training School | ||||||
9 | in Livingston, Alabama; she relocated to Chicago with her | ||||||
10 | sister, Goldie, in 1953; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Rice had a number of vocations from | ||||||
12 | seamstress to caregiver, and at one time,
she served as a DJ at | ||||||
13 | 1390 AM; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Rice was affectionately known as "Lil Eve | ||||||
15 | too hard to please", "Evelaso Morrocco Soul", "ABC 123", and | ||||||
16 | "AB"; although she was orphaned at an early age, she was raised | ||||||
17 | by her loving family and would often laugh when speaking about | ||||||
18 | the mischief that she got into while growing up; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Rice was a faithful Christian and a | ||||||
20 | devoted mother, sister, aunt, and friend; she was loved by all | ||||||
21 | who knew her because of her
kind, caring, open, and unselfish |
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1 | manner; she loved her family and friends and was always the | ||||||
2 | life of the party; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Rice was proceeded in death
by her son, | ||||||
4 | Gregory; her sister, Goldie; her brothers, Wilbur and | ||||||
5 | Theodore; and her
husband, Hamp Rice Jr.; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Evelyn Rice is survived by her sister, Shirley | ||||||
7 | (John) Shinaba; her nephews, James (Carolyn) Hill and Tommie | ||||||
8 | Hill; her nieces, Gloria Fleming, Linda Hill, and
Deborah | ||||||
9 | (Michael) Roberts; and many other nieces and nephews, cousins, | ||||||
10 | and
additional family and friends; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
12 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
13 | Evelyn Wiley Rice and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
14 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
15 | further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to the family of Evelyn Rice as an expression of our | ||||||
18 | deepest sympathy.
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