Bill Text: IL SR0798 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Iola McGowan of Chicago.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0798 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0798-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
Iola McGowan of Chicago, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on May 24, 2012; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was born on September 8, 1936; | ||||||
| 6 | following her graduation from Farragut High School in 1954, she | ||||||
| 7 | started a family and began to spearhead neighborhood efforts in | ||||||
| 8 | her area; she subsequently graduated from Northeastern | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois University; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan had a long and distinguished career | ||||||
| 11 | in government; she was a former Vice Chairman of the Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | State Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee; | ||||||
| 13 | she served as a Chicago Park District Commissioner and served | ||||||
| 14 | as the 29th Ward Committeeman for 4 years; she also served on | ||||||
| 15 | the Board of Cook County Department of Corrections; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was fondly known as the "First Lady | ||||||
| 17 | of the Westside" for her extensive government work in the | ||||||
| 18 | Chicagoland area; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
| 20 | Adam "Donald" McGowan; her mother, Ernestine Martin; and her | ||||||
| 21 | sister, Anna Pearson; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan is survived by her children, Rhonda | ||||||
| 2 | Stivers (fiance, Matthew), Gregory McGowan (Patricia), and | ||||||
| 3 | Allison McGowan (fiance, Shawn); her sister, Laverne Schaffer; | ||||||
| 4 | her grandchildren, Jason Stivers, Ashley McGowan, and Whitney | ||||||
| 5 | McGowan; and her many nieces, nephews, other family members, | ||||||
| 6 | and friends; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 8 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
| 9 | her family and friends, the passing of Iola McGowan; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of Iola McGowan as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | sympathy.
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