Bill Text: IL SR0536 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Wyonia Nix Coleman.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-26 - Resolution Adopted [SR0536 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0536-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Wyonia Nix Coleman, who passed away on | ||||||
| 4 | October 13, 2023; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Wyonia Coleman was born to Sidney L. Nix Sr. and | ||||||
| 6 | Lela R. Nix in Coatopa, Alabama on September 9, 1945; she | ||||||
| 7 | committed to her faith at an early age and was baptized at Oak | ||||||
| 8 | Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Coatopa; she received her | ||||||
| 9 | education through the Belmont school system; after her high | ||||||
| 10 | school graduation, she moved to New Jersey to seek employment; | ||||||
| 11 | she later moved to and settled in Waukegan, Illinois; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Wyonia Coleman married George Phelps, and they | ||||||
| 13 | had two children together, Susan and Tina, and raised an older | ||||||
| 14 | daughter, Erma; later in life, she had her last child, | ||||||
| 15 | Lynette; she married Sheriff Perry Coleman, and he preceded | ||||||
| 16 | her in death; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Wyonia Coleman was employed with Naval Station | ||||||
| 18 | Great Lakes at Galley 535 for 25 years and Baxter's Food | ||||||
| 19 | Service Aramark for 20 years before retiring; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Wyonia Coleman eventually joined and became a | ||||||
| 21 | faithful member of the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, | ||||||
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| 1 | where she served on the Mother's Board and wherever she was | ||||||
| 2 | needed; she was fondly known as "Mother Coleman" by her fellow | ||||||
| 3 | parishioners; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Wyonia Coleman, affectionately known as "Doll | ||||||
| 5 | Baby", loved giving and feeding whomever was in need; she | ||||||
| 6 | possessed a strong work ethic, a skill she passed on to her | ||||||
| 7 | children and siblings; she will be remembered for her | ||||||
| 8 | beautiful smile, for bestowing kind words to all, and for | ||||||
| 9 | loving her family dearly; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Wyonia Coleman was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 11 | parents; her sister, Corine Chambers; and her brothers, Sidney | ||||||
| 12 | Nix Jr., Henry L. Nix, John W. Nix, Selton Nix, and Elmer Nix; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Wyonia Coleman is survived by her daughters, Erma | ||||||
| 15 | Graham, Susan (Kevin Hall) Phelps, Tina Phelps, and Lynette | ||||||
| 16 | Phelps; her grandchildren, Mikayla Hall, Liam Phelps, Lybria | ||||||
| 17 | Phelps, Antonio Waller Jr., and Lela Phelps; her | ||||||
| 18 | great-grandchild, Lamyah Phelps; her brothers, Joseph (Mattie) | ||||||
| 19 | Nix and Bennett (Rosie) Nix; her sisters, Doris (Bernard) Nix | ||||||
| 20 | and Deborah (Rod) Stinson; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, | ||||||
| 21 | extended Wheeler family members, and church family; her best | ||||||
| 22 | friends, Mary Cunningham and Mary Darden; and many other | ||||||
| 23 | friends; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 3 | Wyonia Nix Coleman and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 4 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further
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