Bill Text: IL SR0830 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Shirley Wade.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [SR0830 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR0830-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 Shirley Wade, who passed away on August | ||||||
4 | 15, 2017; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade was born in Corinth, Mississippi to | ||||||
6 | Joel "Dr. JoJo" Adams and Delette Spence on October 27, 1947; | ||||||
7 | she was cared for by her grandparents, Myles "Papa" and Ivra | ||||||
8 | "Mother" Spence, who taught her the morals, values, and loving, | ||||||
9 | kind ways for which she will be remembered; she received Christ | ||||||
10 | at a young age; in 1961, she relocated to Illinois and attended | ||||||
11 | Proviso East High School, where she met the love of her life, | ||||||
12 | Paul; they married and had a daughter; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade worked at Navistar International | ||||||
14 | Corporation (formerly International Harvester) for over thirty | ||||||
15 | years; upon her retirement, she became a full-time employee of | ||||||
16 | Wade's Liquor and Grocery Store, an entrepreneurial venture she | ||||||
17 | began with her husband in 1984; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade served on many boards and committees, | ||||||
19 | including the Paysaver Credit Union and the Boys and Girls Club | ||||||
20 | of Maywood; she was a founding member of the Spice of Life | ||||||
21 | social club; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade was preceded in death by her father; | ||||||
2 | and her grandparents; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade is survived by her husband; her | ||||||
4 | mother, Delette (Richard) Olson, her daughter, Shawn; her | ||||||
5 | granddaughter, Jazzmine; her great-grandson, Carter; her | ||||||
6 | sister, aunt, and other half, Phebe; her sister, Michelle | ||||||
7 | Bankhead; her adopted grandchildren, Annette, Xavier, Brandy, | ||||||
8 | Valeda, Alishea, Patricia, and Kennedy; and many friends; | ||||||
9 | therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
12 | Shirley Wade, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | ||||||
13 | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Shirley Wade as an expression of our | ||||||
16 | deepest sympathy.
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