Bill Text: IL SR0838 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Gwendolyn Hayes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [SR0838 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SR0838-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 Gwendolyn Hayes, who passed away on June | ||||||
4 | 23, 2012; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes was born on June 30, 1936, in | ||||||
6 | Summerlee, West Virginia; her parents were Reverend Walter N. | ||||||
7 | Harris and Emma V. (Loving) Harris; she married Henry E. Hayes | ||||||
8 | in June of 1962; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes attended the First Baptist Church | ||||||
10 | of Summerlee, where she accepted Christ at an early age; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes graduated with honors in 1954 from | ||||||
12 | DuBois High School in Mount Hope, West Virginia; after trying | ||||||
13 | to attend college in West Virginia, she decided to relocate to | ||||||
14 | Chicago, where she joined her first cousin, Margaret; after | ||||||
15 | arriving in Chicago, she began to take night courses at DePaul | ||||||
16 | University while working by day; she eventually found work as | ||||||
17 | the first black keypunch machine operator for Reese Finer | ||||||
18 | Foods; and
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19 | WHEREAS, After completing her accounting studies at Wright | ||||||
20 | Junior College and Northwestern University, Gwendolyn Hayes | ||||||
21 | and her husband decided to venture into business for |
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1 | themselves; during this time, she opened an accounting office | ||||||
2 | on Chicago's West Side and began to invest in real estate; | ||||||
3 | throughout the years, she owned many businesses, including G & | ||||||
4 | H Hayes Management Service, the Sting-Rey, and the Chateau; she | ||||||
5 | was also the first female CEO of the WVON radio station; and
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6 | WHEREAS, After achieving her goals in life, Gwendolyn Hayes | ||||||
7 | decided to focus on her work for the Lord and returned home to | ||||||
8 | West Virginia, where she devoted herself to many activities | ||||||
9 | within her church; she held various titles at the church, | ||||||
10 | including superintendent of the Sunday School, Financial | ||||||
11 | Secretary and Board Trustee, Banquet Committee Chairman, | ||||||
12 | Corresponding Secretary, N.R.V.M. Missionary Clerk, and | ||||||
13 | N.R.V.M. Baptist Association Clerk; she was also the Treasurer | ||||||
14 | at the West Virginia Baptist Credit Union Association at the | ||||||
15 | Hilltop Baptist Center; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes was recognized by various | ||||||
17 | community organizations, newspapers, city officials, and | ||||||
18 | politicians, including former Mayor of Chicago, Harold | ||||||
19 | Washington; she was also the recipient of numerous awards, | ||||||
20 | including the Outstanding and Dedicated Community Service | ||||||
21 | Award, the Neighborhood Business Person of the Year, and the | ||||||
22 | Revlon and Black Woman Hall of Fame Foundation 1988 Bethune | ||||||
23 | Tubman Truth Award, among many others; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes was preceded in death by her | ||||||
2 | brother, Walter J. Harris (Babe); and
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3 | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes is survived by her husband, Henry; | ||||||
4 | her two children, Anita (Anthony) and Brian (Yolanda Renee), | ||||||
5 | her grandchildren, Qiana (Robert Eric), Donte (Willie), Toni, | ||||||
6 | LeNa, Avyance, Brian Jr., and Jayla; her great-grandchildren, | ||||||
7 | Elijah Tyrique, Eric Andrew, TaZaria Aquice, and Zion Amir; her | ||||||
8 | play mother, Leana Phillips; and her many nieces and nephews, | ||||||
9 | other family members, and friends; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | ||||||
11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | ||||||
12 | her family and friends, the passing of Gwendolyn Hayes; and be | ||||||
13 | it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Gwendolyn Hayes as an expression of | ||||||
16 | our sympathy.
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