Full Text of SR2329 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 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
| 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
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton graduated from elementary school | 10 | | and high school in Haynesville, Louisiana and attended | 11 | | Grambling College; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton retired from Corn Products in Argo | 13 | | after many years of service as a union steward; and
| 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
| 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 | 3 | | WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton was preceded in death by her | 4 | | husband, Francis, and her son, Frederick "Fred"; and
| 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
| 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
| 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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