Bill Text: IL SR2311 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mary Lee Gray.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2311 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2311-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 Mary Lee Gray, at the age of 79; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Mary Gray was born in Denmark, Tennessee to Lonnie | ||||||
| 5 | and Mellie Gray on September 19, 1937; she attended Upper | ||||||
| 6 | Ingram and South Jackson Elementary School; she graduated from | ||||||
| 7 | Merry Jackson High School and earned her Bachelor of Science | ||||||
| 8 | from Lane Teachers College, where she played basketball; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Mary Gray relocated to Chicago and began her | ||||||
| 10 | teaching career with the Chicago Public School District, where | ||||||
| 11 | she served for 35 years, retiring in 1998; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Mary Gray was affectionately know as "MayLee" by | ||||||
| 13 | her parents and as "Bubba" by her grandchildren; she enjoyed | ||||||
| 14 | singing, traveling, and watching professional basketball; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Mary Gray was preceded in death by her parents; | ||||||
| 16 | her brothers, Willie B. Gray, Wayne George Gray, and Sammie Lee | ||||||
| 17 | Gray; and her sisters, Georgia Ruth Gray-Polk, Alfonsa | ||||||
| 18 | Hunt-Lewis, Vernice Rufus, and Marjorie (Dan) Hurt; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Mary Gray is survived by her children, Nikita | ||||||
| 20 | Powell, Sandra Powell, Dr. Anitrese Wilks, and Dr. Latonya | ||||||
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| 1 | (Anthony) Wilks-Daniels; her goddaughter, Robin Henry; her | ||||||
| 2 | grandchildren, Laron Holt, Curtis Mason, Lakita Scott, and | ||||||
| 3 | Jaylen Jordan; her great-grandchildren, Christian Holt, Lamyra | ||||||
| 4 | Scott, Aubrey Mason, and Alex Mason; her sisters, Margaret | ||||||
| 5 | (Michael) Dean, Forrestine Gray, Shirley (Leland) Willis, and | ||||||
| 6 | Claudette Osborne; her brothers, Lonnie (Margaret) Gray Jr., | ||||||
| 7 | Daniel (Diane) Gray, James Gray, and James "Duke" Hunt; her | ||||||
| 8 | stepmother, Millie Gray; and a host of nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 9 | cousins, and in-laws; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 11 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 12 | Mary Lee Gray, and extend our sincere condolences to her | ||||||
| 13 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | ||||||
| 14 | further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to the family of Mary Gray as an expression of our | ||||||
| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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