SR0485 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Bernice Caldwell of Alton, who passed away on December 13, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Bernice Caldwell was born on July 22, 1929 in Alton; her parents were Jason and Nancy (Kimbrough) Holloway; and

WHEREAS, Bernice Caldwell was a graduate of Alton High School; and

WHEREAS, Bernice Caldwell was employed with Millers Mutual Insurance Co. and Alton School District 11, where she served as a bus monitor; and

WHEREAS, Bernice Caldwell was a member of the Morning Star Baptist Church, where she served as Mother of the Church, condolence clerk, and as chairperson of Women's Day; she served as a board member of the Alton Branch of the NAACP; she also served as the Resident Commissioner of the Alton Housing Authority; and

WHEREAS, Bernice Caldwell was preceded in death by her parents, Jason and Nancy; her husband, Henry Caldwell; John Smith; her granddaughter, Tabitha Mike; her grandson, DaRon Hearn; her three great-grandsons; her brothers, Robert Holloway and John Holloway; and her sister, Willia Mae Watson; and

WHEREAS, Bernice Caldwell is survived by her sons, Ronald Caldwell (Janice), Henry Caldwell, John Caldwell (Susan), Derrick Smith, and Larry Smith; her daughters, Beverly Kaiser, Debra Bradley, Patricia Mack (Cedric), Marsha K. Smith, and Felicia Caldwell; her 35 grandchildren and 48 great-grandchildren; her sisters, Nancy Harris (John), Mercedes Frazier, and Joyce Goings; her brothers, Rudolph Holloway, James Holloway (Betty), and Alvin Holloway; her best friend of 70 years, Joann Searles, and her special friend, Ann Scott-Jordon; and her many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Bernice Caldwell; and be it further

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