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1		SENATE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3		learn of the death of Evelyn Rosemary Koine of Carbondale, who
4		passed away on May 7, 2012; and
5		WHEREAS, She was born March 14, 1953, in Carbondale, the
6		daughter of the late William R. and Eurma C. Hayes, the seventh
7		of 10 children; she accepted Christ at an early age and was a
8		devoted member of Bethel AME Church, holding positions as
9		chairwoman of Feed My Sheep Community Kitchen, choir president,
10		steward, and stewardess; and
11		WHEREAS, She was a community activist and chairwoman of the
12		Carbondale Preservation Committee and a board member of the
13		Eurma C. Hayes Center; and
14		WHEREAS, Evelyn Koine leaves to cherish her memory her
15		husband of 34 years, David K. Koine; her daughters, Nicole T.
16		Hayes Mason and Edith C. Koine; her sons, William K., Arquisha
17		Kinyua, and William K. Koine,; her stepson, Koine K. (Wanjiku)
18		Kinyua; her 21 grandchildren; her sisters, Georgetta and James
19		Slaughter, Ovella and Ray Cooper, Kathyrn Harris, Lillian and
20		Larry Peterson, and Rebecca Hayes Thomas; her brother, William
21		R. and Verna Hayes; her close friends, Frances Davenport,
22		Rosetta Douglas, Marilyn James, and Eleanor Powell; and a host

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1		of nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives, and friends;
2		therefore, be it
3		RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL
4		ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
5		her family and friends, the passing of Evelyn Koine; and be it
6		further
7		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8		presented to the family of Evelyn Koine as a symbol of our
9		sincere sympathy.