SR0593 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Gussie Lee (nee Bonner) Parker of Beach Park, who passed away on September 25, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Gussie Parker was born on February 14, 1926 in Hickman, Kentucky to Eddie and Mattie (nee McBride) Bonner; she married Samuel Parker in Canton, Missouri on October 3, 1942; they moved to Illinois in 1944 and lived in Zion, Waukegan, North Chicago, and eventually Beach Park; and

WHEREAS, Gussie Parker worked for 29 years as a nursing assistant at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in North Chicago and 3 years at Lake County Head Start; and

WHEREAS, Gussie Parker was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Samuel; her son, Charles; her brothers, Eddie, Percy Lee, Matthew, John, Otis, and Joe; and her sisters, Queen Ester, Emma, Bertha, Mattie, and Jessie; and

WHEREAS, Gussie Parker is survived by her sons, Samuel, Philip, Dennis, Bart, Lonnie, Danny, Adley, and Ted; her daughters, Terry Alhassan, Doris Coles, and LaWana Carter; her 29 grandchildren; her 21 great-grandchildren; and her brothers, Bishop William Bonner, L.T., and Hubert; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Gussie Lee Parker, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Gussie Parker as an expression of our deepest sympathy.