Bill Text: IL SR0854 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Sandra Annette "Sandy" Bland.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-08-19 - Resolution Adopted [SR0854 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR0854-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 Sandra Annette "Sandy" Bland, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on July 13, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bland was born in Chicago on February 7, | ||||||
6 | 1987 to Willie and Geneva Bland; her family later moved to | ||||||
7 | Villa Park; she attended Jackson Middle School and graduated | ||||||
8 | from Willowbrook High School in 2005, where she was involved in | ||||||
9 | basketball, volleyball, track, color guard, and cheerleading; | ||||||
10 | she attended Prairie View A&M University on a band scholarship | ||||||
11 | as a skilled trombonist and was a member of The Marching Storm; | ||||||
12 | in the spring of 2007, she joined Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, | ||||||
13 | Inc., where she served as chapter President; she graduated in | ||||||
14 | 2009 with a bachelor degree in agricultural food sciences; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bland grew up in the DuPage AME Church, | ||||||
16 | participating in a number of youth ministries, including the | ||||||
17 | Girl Scouts, Sisters in Praise, the YPD, and Voices of | ||||||
18 | Tomorrow; most recently, she worked with the Women's Day | ||||||
19 | Committee; and
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20 | WHEREAS, In January of 2015, Sandy Bland introduced the | ||||||
21 | hashtag #SandySpeaks to use as a platform to address societal | ||||||
22 | injustices that she felt impacted her community personally; she |
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1 | had a genuine interest in lending a voice to the next | ||||||
2 | generation; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bland was preceded in death by her maternal | ||||||
4 | grandparents, Sharon Needham and Emmett Reed, Sr.; her paternal | ||||||
5 | grandparents, Verdine and Melvin Bland, Sr.; and her father, | ||||||
6 | Willie Bland; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Sandy Bland is survived by her mother, Geneva | ||||||
8 | Reed-Veal (Rick); her sisters, Shante Needham (Mickiya, | ||||||
9 | Princess, Tremaine, and Denzel), Sharon Cooper (Jonathan and | ||||||
10 | Natalie), Shavon Bland (Zakira, Laiana, and Egypt), and Sierra | ||||||
11 | Cole (Janiyah); and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, and | ||||||
12 | friends; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
15 | Sandra Annette "Sandy" Bland, and extend our sincere | ||||||
16 | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
17 | her; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
19 | presented to the family of Sandy Bland as an expression of our | ||||||
20 | deepest sympathy.
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