Bill Text: IL SR1484 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Earline Cole.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR1484 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1484-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 Earline Cole, who passed away on February | ||||||
| 4 | 2, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Earline Cole was born in Nashville, Tennessee to | ||||||
| 6 | Earl and Willie Mae (Brown) Woods on May 18, 1924; she married | ||||||
| 7 | Joseph Cole Sr. on April 28, 1940; she and her first child | ||||||
| 8 | moved to Chicago while Joe served in World War II; he joined | ||||||
| 9 | them in Chicago after his tour; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Earline Cole worked for the Civic Opera House in | ||||||
| 11 | Chicago for many years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Earline Cole learned to drive in her early | ||||||
| 13 | thirties and drove for six decades; she spent her leisure time | ||||||
| 14 | playing board games with her children and camping and fishing | ||||||
| 15 | with her husband; once she became a grandmother, she kept the | ||||||
| 16 | tradition of camping and fishing alive with her grandchildren; | ||||||
| 17 | she also enjoyed celebrating the holidays with her family and | ||||||
| 18 | friends; she will be remembered for her sense of humor and her | ||||||
| 19 | indomitable spirit; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Earline Cole was preceded in death by her husband, | ||||||
| 21 | Joe; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Earline Cole is survived by her children, Joanne, | ||||||
| 2 | Jacqueline, Joseph Jr. (Buster), Janis, Carol, and Deborah; her | ||||||
| 3 | grandchildren, Sharon, William Jr. (Anthony), Jon, Joseph III, | ||||||
| 4 | Jerome Jr., Keith, Joanna, Jason, Jauntair, and Malika; her | ||||||
| 5 | great-grandchildren, Kenneth Jr. Lauren, Khalyb, Tyriek, | ||||||
| 6 | Jeremiah, Keanna, Ma'Klah, Antonio Jr., Raina, Amanda, and | ||||||
| 7 | Cadence; her great-great-grandchildren, Jaya, Jasmine, | ||||||
| 8 | Christian, Jamari, and Janiya; and her many nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 9 | great-nieces, great-nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Earline Cole and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | ||||||
| 13 | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Earline Cole as an expression of our | ||||||
| 16 | deepest sympathy.
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