Bill Text: IL SR1219 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Doritha Davis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR1219 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-SR1219-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 Doritha Davis, who passed away on August | ||||||
| 4 | 25, 2013; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis was born on December 28, 1947; her | ||||||
| 6 | parents were William and Eula Mae Miller; she married Raymond | ||||||
| 7 | Davis; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis professed a faith in Christ at an | ||||||
| 9 | early age and joined St. Michael's Church in Chicago; she later | ||||||
| 10 | joined Antioch Missionary Baptist Church; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis graduated from Crane High School in | ||||||
| 12 | Chicago; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis was employed with the Chicago | ||||||
| 14 | Transit Authority until her retirement after 27 years of | ||||||
| 15 | service; after retiring, she worked for the Salem Christian | ||||||
| 16 | Academy, Chicago State University, and Coach USA; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis was a singer with the Thompson | ||||||
| 18 | Community Singers from 1968 to 1973; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis was preceded in death by her parents | ||||||
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| 1 | and 4 siblings, Edward, Roylee, Ronald, and Diane; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis is survived by a daughter, Loretha | ||||||
| 3 | Davis; 2 extended daughters, Tanya Morgan and Aquanetta | ||||||
| 4 | Williams; 2 sisters, Yvonne Davis (Chicago) and Diane Powell | ||||||
| 5 | Davis (Ronnie); an extended sister, Mae Johnson; an aunt, Hazel | ||||||
| 6 | L. Miller; a special cousin, Rose Dantzler; a goddaughter, | ||||||
| 7 | Cecelia Larson; 7 nephews, Tyreese, Ronnie, Kavaree, Derrick, | ||||||
| 8 | Tyrone, Jerome, and Anthony; 3 nieces, Babsy, Lavetta, and | ||||||
| 9 | Bettina; many extended nieces and nephews, great-great nieces | ||||||
| 10 | and great-great nephews, cousins, church family, and friends; | ||||||
| 11 | therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | ||||||
| 14 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Doritha Davis; and be | ||||||
| 15 | it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to the family of Doritha Davis as an expression of | ||||||
| 18 | our sympathy.
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