Bill Text: IL SR0523 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gwendolyn Rockingham of North Chicago.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-02-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0523 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0523-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
Gwendolyn Rockingham of North Chicago, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on December 19, 2011; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Rockingham was born on August 26, 1953, | ||||||
| 6 | in Evanston; her parents were Tommie and Bertha Simmons; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, As a child, Gwendolyn Rockingham and her family | ||||||
| 8 | relocated to Waukegan, where she was a member of Gideon Church | ||||||
| 9 | and active in the children's choir; she attended Whittier Grade | ||||||
| 10 | School and Webster Junior High School before graduating from | ||||||
| 11 | Waukegan High School; she later earned a Certificate in | ||||||
| 12 | Accounting from the College of Lake County and was inducted | ||||||
| 13 | into the Phi Theta Kappa Educational Honor Society; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Rockingham was employed with AT & T for | ||||||
| 15 | many years; she began her career as a Customer Service | ||||||
| 16 | Representative; she retired as a Systems Technician High CAP | ||||||
| 17 | Tester after 28 years of dedicated service; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Rockingham was a member of Mt. Sinai | ||||||
| 19 | Institutional Baptist Church of North Chicago, where she served | ||||||
| 20 | in the Choir, Down Home Weekend, Benevolence, and Couples | ||||||
| 21 | Ministries; she enjoyed spending summers camping with her | ||||||
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| 1 | husband Leon, her family, and her friends, including the Ebony | ||||||
| 2 | Dream Makers; she also served as the Treasurer of the Citizens | ||||||
| 3 | for Leon Rockingham; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Rockingham was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 5 | parents and her brother, Thomas "Skip" Simmons; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS,Gwendolyn Rockingham is survived by her husband of | ||||||
| 7 | 36 years, Leon Rockingham, Jr., Mayor of the City of North | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago; her children, Tameka (Sean) Wilson and Lea; her | ||||||
| 9 | grandchildren, David, Brianna, and Terryn; her brothers, Gary | ||||||
| 10 | (Patricia) Simmons and Ted (Mattie) Simmons; her sister, | ||||||
| 11 | Patrice (Lynn) Dubose; and her many beloved nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 12 | and cousins; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 15 | her family and friends, the passing of Gwendolyn Rockingham; | ||||||
| 16 | and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Gwendolyn Rockingham as an | ||||||
| 19 | expression of our sympathy.
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