Bill Text: IL SR1274 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Annie Bell Wilson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR1274 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR1274-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 Annie Bell Wilson of Chicago, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on January 27, 2021; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Annie Wilson was born in Aliceville, Alabama to | ||||||
| 6 | Israel and Annie Spann on April 25, 1933; she attended | ||||||
| 7 | Elementary Vocational School in Kenlock, Mississippi; she | ||||||
| 8 | relocated from Alabama to Isola, Mississippi; she married | ||||||
| 9 | Percy Wilson on July 30, 1949; she relocated from Mississippi | ||||||
| 10 | to Chicago; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Annie Wilson worked at Rice and Steel Inc. and | ||||||
| 12 | the Local 25 Service Employees of International Union (SEIU) | ||||||
| 13 | until she retired; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Annie Wilson committed to her faith at the age of | ||||||
| 15 | 13 at the Morning Star Baptist Church; she attended Cathedral | ||||||
| 16 | Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, where she served on the | ||||||
| 17 | usher board for 40 years and loved going to church; she will be | ||||||
| 18 | remembered as a devoted mother to her seven children; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Annie Wilson was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 20 | parents; her children, Robert Wilson, Roger Spann, and Annie | ||||||
| 21 | Jean Cobbins; and her siblings, Irene Jiminson, Mary Haynes, | ||||||
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| 1 | Emma Shanklin, Julius Spann, Sherman Spann, Reverend Joseph | ||||||
| 2 | Spann, and Daniel "Matthew" Spann; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Annie Wilson is survived by her children, Sammie | ||||||
| 4 | Spann, Georgia Pope, Brenda Miller, and Arrie Wilson; her | ||||||
| 5 | grandchildren, Taurice (Lynnell) Julian, Justin, Nathaniel, | ||||||
| 6 | Keyawn, Roberto, Reinaldo, Alonzo (Ruth), Dyvonna, Ginger | ||||||
| 7 | (Mark), Termeakiss, Terneako, Dianca, Precious, and Faith; her | ||||||
| 8 | great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; her | ||||||
| 9 | siblings, Bernice Watkins (Bryant), Elder Lenora Bush, and | ||||||
| 10 | Evangelist Isabelle Simmons (Leonard); and a host of nieces, | ||||||
| 11 | nephews, cousins, church family, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 13 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 14 | Annie Bell Wilson and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 15 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the family of Annie Wilson as an expression of our | ||||||
| 19 | deepest sympathy.
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