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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 Elizabeth "Liz" Buirts Lay, who passed |
4 | | away on October 29, 2017; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Lay was born in Woodruff, Arkansas to |
6 | | Andrew and Obie Mae Buirts on September 5, 1937, the fourth of |
7 | | seven daughters; she committed to her faith at an early age at |
8 | | Vine Hill Baptist Church in Cotton Plant, Arkansas; she |
9 | | graduated from Cotton Plant Vocational High School, and she |
10 | | later relocated to Chicago; she married Samuel J. Lay on |
11 | | October 21, 1966; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Lay retired from Cook County Hospital |
13 | | after 38 years of service; and
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14 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Lay was a member of the Order of the |
15 | | Eastern Star Chapter #48 and the Heritage International |
16 | | Christian Church, where she worshiped under the leadership of |
17 | | Bishop Dwight Gunn, Senior Pastor, and was active in God's |
18 | | Seniors on the Move and the Missions Ministries; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Lay was preceded in death by her |
20 | | parents; and her sisters, Ethel Sawyer, Deborah Brown, and Ella |
21 | | Buirts; and
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