Bill Text: IL SR1975 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Florida Sullivan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [SR1975 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1975-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 Florida Sullivan, who passed away on June | ||||||
| 4 | 27, 2018; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Florida Sullivan was born in Hushpuckena | ||||||
| 6 | Mississippi to Oscar
Sr. and Dora McElroy on December 18, 1935; | ||||||
| 7 | she graduated from school in her home town and relocated to St. | ||||||
| 8 | Louis
in 1952, where she resided for a brief period before | ||||||
| 9 | moving to
Chicago in 1958; she married Roderick E. Sullivan; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Florida Sullivan was employed in the housekeeping | ||||||
| 12 | industry for over 30 years; she worked at the Palmer House, the | ||||||
| 13 | John Hancock building, Lake Point Tower, and numerous other | ||||||
| 14 | locations in the Chicago Loop and Lake Shore Drive
areas; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Florida Sullivan attended New True Vine | ||||||
| 16 | Missionary Baptist Church; she enjoyed time with her family and | ||||||
| 17 | friends, chocolate treats,
playing cards, working in her yard, | ||||||
| 18 | and BINGO; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Florida Sullivan was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 20 | husband, Roderick; her parents; and her siblings, Flora, Susie, | ||||||
| 21 | Emma, Maggie, Oscar Jr., and Nancy; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Florida Sullivan is survived by her children, | ||||||
| 2 | Royce (Lisa D.), Roschelle, Emmanuel (Nellie R.), and Andrea | ||||||
| 3 | (Dennis); her sister, Dora; her brother, William H.; her | ||||||
| 4 | grandchildren, Royce Jr., Laronce, Jontel, Shanita, Terry Jr., | ||||||
| 5 | Roderick,
Demi, Denee, Rodney, Joshua, and Denise Maryanna; 11 | ||||||
| 6 | great-grandchildren; and a
host of nieces and nephews; | ||||||
| 7 | therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Florida Sullivan, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 11 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Florida Sullivan as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy.
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