Bill Text: IL SR0964 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dolores Register.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0964 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0964-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
3 | to learn of the death of Dolores Register, who passed away on | ||||||
4 | December 9, 2021 at the age of 88; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Dolores Register was born to John Thomas and | ||||||
6 | Earsy (Bryant) Current in Detroit, Michigan on October 23, | ||||||
7 | 1933; she was raised in Detroit, where she attended elementary | ||||||
8 | school and graduated from Northwestern High School; she earned | ||||||
9 | her Bachelor of Arts in Education and her Master of Education | ||||||
10 | from Wayne State University, where she became a member of | ||||||
11 | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 1952; and
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12 | WHEREAS, After graduating from Wayne State University, | ||||||
13 | Dolores Register studied dance with Alvin Ailey and Martha | ||||||
14 | Graham at Sorbonne University in France; throughout her life, | ||||||
15 | she was a student of the world who traveled to a wide variety | ||||||
16 | of locations, including Spain, Germany, France, Canada, | ||||||
17 | Central America, Australia, and Nairobi, Kenya; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Dolores Register married the Rev. Donald B. | ||||||
19 | Register on August 31, 1963, and they moved to St. Louis, | ||||||
20 | Missouri; she became the first black teacher hired by the St. | ||||||
21 | Louis Board of Education; she later gave birth to her first two | ||||||
22 | children, John and Christopher; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Dolores Register moved with her family to Oak | ||||||
2 | Park in 1971, where she gave birth to her third son, Mark; she | ||||||
3 | was the founding director of the Multicultural Education | ||||||
4 | Center, which became a critical component in Oak Park's equity | ||||||
5 | and inclusion initiatives through the center's curriculum | ||||||
6 | focusing on creating greater awareness and appreciation for | ||||||
7 | different cultures through food, the arts, and community; as | ||||||
8 | the founding director, she was involved in many festivals and | ||||||
9 | events and helped create Oak Park's iconic Ethnic Fest | ||||||
10 | celebration; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Dolores Register's husband, Donald, became pastor | ||||||
12 | of Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church in Chicago; as first lady | ||||||
13 | of the church, she implemented several programs advancing the | ||||||
14 | church's mission; she was deeply rooted in her faith; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Dolores Register was preceded in death by her | ||||||
16 | parents; her brothers, Gloster, Lester, and John; and her | ||||||
17 | sisters, Isabelle and Gloria; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Dolores Register is survived by her husband of 58 | ||||||
19 | years, the Rev. Donald B. Register; her sons, John (Alice) | ||||||
20 | Register, Christopher (Samoria) Register, and Mark (Kenyatta) | ||||||
21 | Register; her grandchildren, Ronald, John Jr., Ashley, Aimee, | ||||||
22 | Danielle, Emmanuel, Rhea, Christopher, Reese, Tatum, and |
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1 | Tillman; and a host of great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
3 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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4 | Dolores Register and extend our sincere
condolences to her | ||||||
5 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | ||||||
6 | further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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8 | presented to the family of Dolores Register as an expression | ||||||
9 | of
our deepest sympathy.
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