Bill Text: IL SR0600 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Emma Doris "Dot" Amos.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [SR0600 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0600-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 Emma Doris "Dot" Amos, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on October 12, 2021; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Emma Amos was born in Grenada County, Mississippi | ||||||
6 | to James and Elizabeth (Brown) Lincoln on September 21, 1938; | ||||||
7 | she attended Grenada High School, where she sang in the school | ||||||
8 | choir and, during her first year, received a musical | ||||||
9 | scholarship to study voice at Campbell College in Jackson, | ||||||
10 | Mississippi; after two years, she returned to Grenada High | ||||||
11 | School, where she continued to sing with the school choir and | ||||||
12 | often had the honor of singing live on the town's local radio | ||||||
13 | station; she also played basketball her senior year; she | ||||||
14 | graduated in 1956 with honors as salutatorian and attended | ||||||
15 | Jackson State College; she was married to Ralph L. Nichols Sr. | ||||||
16 | from 1956 until 1959, and they had one son together; she later | ||||||
17 | married Booker T. "Earl" Amos in 1962, and they had four | ||||||
18 | children together; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Emma Amos was employed as a bus driver for 25 | ||||||
20 | years at the Crawford Bus Company in Lockport; she was later | ||||||
21 | employed as a kitchen staff member with the River Valley | ||||||
22 | Juvenile Detention Center in Joliet, retiring at the age of 62 | ||||||
23 | after four years of service; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Emma Amos loved flowers and was a seasoned | ||||||
2 | gardener; she loved reading and listening to all types of | ||||||
3 | music; she collected all types of dolls and ceramic figurines; | ||||||
4 | she loved all sports and knew more about the teams than most of | ||||||
5 | the commentators; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Emma Amos loved family, and her house served as a | ||||||
7 | revolving door for nieces, nephews, and extended family who | ||||||
8 | called it home whenever needed; she and her sister, Vivian, | ||||||
9 | helped raise each other's children and spoke to each other | ||||||
10 | nearly every day throughout their lives, and her grandson, | ||||||
11 | D'Ante Amos, lived with her during his teenage years and was | ||||||
12 | thought of as her youngest child; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Emma Amos was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
14 | her husband, Booker T. Amos; her brother-in-law, Lee Mister | ||||||
15 | Sr.; and her nephew, Lee Mister Jr.; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Emma Amos is survived by her sister, Vivian | ||||||
17 | Mister; her children, Ralph L. (Leslie) Nichols Jr., Erroll | ||||||
18 | (Phyllis), Rhonda E. (Bill) Bruton, Erland, and Ronald | ||||||
19 | (Nichol); her stepdaughter, Shannon (Wesley); her nieces and | ||||||
20 | nephews, Dannette (Ollie) Walker, Reginald Mister, and Joyce | ||||||
21 | Mister; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and numerous | ||||||
22 | nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
3 | Emma Doris "Dot" Amos and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
4 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of Emma Amos as an expression of our | ||||||
8 | deepest sympathy.
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