Bill Text: IL SR1006 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Charlie Mae Brown Snowden.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-20 - Resolution Adopted [SR1006 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR1006-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 Charlie Mae Brown Snowden, who passed | ||||||
4 | away on January 8, 2020; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Snowden was born to James Brown and | ||||||
6 | Gertrude Vance Brown in Mound Bayou, Mississippi on November | ||||||
7 | 12, 1923; at just three years old, she became a part of history | ||||||
8 | as she and six million other African Americans traveled north | ||||||
9 | in search of a better life during the Great Migration; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Snowden graduated from DuSable High | ||||||
11 | School in January of 1941; following graduation, Charlie Mae | ||||||
12 | did several odd jobs, including work as a waitress and a hotel | ||||||
13 | domestic; one day as she was walking home from work, she met | ||||||
14 | John Willis Snowden; the two soon married and had five | ||||||
15 | children; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Snowden was devoted to Coppin Memorial | ||||||
17 | AME church and served in a variety of capacities, including as | ||||||
18 | a member of the Women's Chorus and the Chancel Choir and as a | ||||||
19 | Sunday School Teacher; she was elected to the church's board of | ||||||
20 | directors as a Steward and joined the Golden Agers of Coppin | ||||||
21 | and the Excelsior's Club; the Excelsior's Club was one of the | ||||||
22 | major fundraising arms of the church and organized many events, |
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1 | including the very successful annual fashion show, which | ||||||
2 | Charlie Mae chaired on at least two occasion; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Snowden was involved as a parent | ||||||
4 | volunteer in the Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts of America, | ||||||
5 | and the Blue Birds; she served on the Mother's Board of the | ||||||
6 | Parkway Gardens Homes, the Women's Auxiliary of the Woodlawn | ||||||
7 | Little League, and the Mother's Board of the Parkway Garden's | ||||||
8 | Christian Church; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Snowden adored clothes and had an | ||||||
10 | impeccable sense of style; for more than 36 years, she was | ||||||
11 | employed at Saks Fifth Avenue where she received several | ||||||
12 | awards, including the Employee of the Month and Master | ||||||
13 | Performer as well as Letters of Appreciation for Dedication to | ||||||
14 | Excellence; after she retired, she became a member of the 9:15 | ||||||
15 | Club, a club for retirees of Saks who obtain special privileges | ||||||
16 | from the company; and
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17 | WHEREAS, A staunch union member, Charlie Mae Snowden served | ||||||
18 | as an officer in the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store | ||||||
19 | Union (R.W.D.S.U.) of the AFL-CIO Local 291; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Snowden enjoyed visiting with friends | ||||||
21 | and tirelessly serving her church; she delighted in watching | ||||||
22 | her children raise families of their own and thoroughly loved |
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1 | having her nine grandchildren over for weekend visits and | ||||||
2 | attending their sporting events, recitals, school programs, | ||||||
3 | graduations, and weddings; she loved to dance, listen to James | ||||||
4 | Brown, watch NBA Basketball, and eat sweets; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Snowden was preceded in death by her | ||||||
6 | daughter, JoAnn; daughter-in-law, Angela, grandson-in-law, | ||||||
7 | Darryl, and her great-grandson, Roderick; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Snowden is survived by her devoted | ||||||
9 | children, John Jr. (Annie Mae), Gertrude, Charles, and | ||||||
10 | Lawrence; her grandchildren, April, Darrin (Tyra), Kitwana, | ||||||
11 | Nathalie (Michael), Tahirah,
John III "John-John", Sylvia, | ||||||
12 | Lydia (Royce), and Charles II; her great-grandchildren, | ||||||
13 | Robert, Brandon (Maddy), Julian, Kameela, Kaliah, Nayla, | ||||||
14 | Darryl Jr. "DJ", Nyla, Tyla, Mason, and Harrison; her | ||||||
15 | great-great-grandchildren, Kevin, Kev'ron, and Riley; her | ||||||
16 | nieces and nephews; and her friends; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
18 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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19 | Charlie Mae Brown Snowden and extend our sincere
condolences to | ||||||
20 | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | ||||||
21 | further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 | presented to the family of Charlie Mae Snowden as an expression | ||||||
2 | of
our deepest sympathy.
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