Bill Text: IL SR2329 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Iberia Beatrice Hampton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [SR2329 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR2329-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 Iberia Beatrice Hampton, who passed away | ||||||
4 | on October 16, 2016; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton was born on February 5, 1922 in | ||||||
6 | Haynesville, Louisiana; her parents were Elihue and Lizzie | ||||||
7 | White; she married Francis Allen Hampton in November of 1944; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton graduated from elementary school | ||||||
10 | and high school in Haynesville, Louisiana and attended | ||||||
11 | Grambling College; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton retired from Corn Products in Argo | ||||||
13 | after many years of service as a union steward; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton was a committed activist who was | ||||||
15 | involved in many civil rights and community organizations; she | ||||||
16 | was also famous for her "down-home" cooking, which fed | ||||||
17 | countless people in her neighborhood; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton was baptized and raised as a member | ||||||
19 | of the Bethel Baptist Church in Haynesville, Louisiana; after | ||||||
20 | moving to Illinois, she became a longtime member of Mt. Calvary |
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1 | Baptist Church in Morgan Park; she later joined Rock of Ages | ||||||
2 | Baptist Church in Maywood; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton was preceded in death by her | ||||||
4 | husband, Francis, and her son, Frederick "Fred"; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton is survived by her children, | ||||||
6 | William "Bill" and Delores Smith; her grandchildren, Fred | ||||||
7 | Hampton, Jr., Danard (Regina) Edwards, and Octavia Smith; her | ||||||
8 | great-grandchildren, Tanetra (Derek) Patterson, Byron, | ||||||
9 | Khadiyah, Danard Jr. (Juanita), and Tanyia; her | ||||||
10 | great-great-grandchildren, Damijaek, Dontrell, Daisha, Deron, | ||||||
11 | Destin, Makeilia, Rodney, Danariah, Danard III, Daniya, | ||||||
12 | Danila, and Danilo; her godsons, Marvin, Willie, and Chester; | ||||||
13 | her special niece, Betty Ann; her special friends, the Herring | ||||||
14 | family, Emma Anderson, Kevin Johnson, Dolores J. Smith, Bill | ||||||
15 | Taylor, Jeff Haas, Flint Taylor, and James Montgomery; and many | ||||||
16 | other nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends; | ||||||
17 | therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
19 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | ||||||
20 | family and friends, mourn the passing of Iberia Beatrice | ||||||
21 | Hampton; and be it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to the family of Iberia Hampton as an expression of | ||||||
2 | our sympathy.
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