Bill Text: IL SR0502 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of June Charlotte Meredith of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0502 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0502-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 June Charlotte Robinson of Chicago, who | ||||||
4 | passed away on March 7, 2017 at the age of 101; and
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5 | WHEREAS, June Robinson was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to | ||||||
6 | Era and Lawrence Robinson on July 16, 1915; she attended | ||||||
7 | Phillips High school in Chicago where she pursued a passion for | ||||||
8 | music and was part of a noted singing group that began at that | ||||||
9 | school; her interest in science and caring for people inspired | ||||||
10 | her to enter a Practical Nursing program at Michael Reese | ||||||
11 | Hospital, where she was licensed; and
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12 | WHEREAS, June Robinson accepted employment with the | ||||||
13 | Veterans Administration, first at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, | ||||||
14 | and subsequently at the West Side VA, now known as Jesse Brown | ||||||
15 | VA Medical Center, where she worked for over 30 years; and
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16 | WHEREAS, June Robinson was truly a master seamstress, | ||||||
17 | sewing and sometimes designing clothes for her children, Vera | ||||||
18 | and Loretta; and
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19 | WHEREAS, June Robinson was a member of St. John de la Salle | ||||||
20 | parish
on Chicago's south side where she was once a member of | ||||||
21 | the school board; she loved her many travels to the Holy Land |
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1 | of Egypt and to countries in Europe; and
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2 | WHEREAS, June Robinson was preceded in death by her | ||||||
3 | husband, John Ireland Meredith; her sister, Loretta; and her | ||||||
4 | brother, John; and
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5 | WHEREAS, June Robinson is survived by her daughters, Vera | ||||||
6 | Laverne Avery; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grand-children, and | ||||||
7 | five great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
10 | June Charlotte Robinson, and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
11 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of June Robinson as an expression of | ||||||
15 | our deepest sympathy.
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