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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Deborah Elizabeth Taylor of Chicago, who 
4passed away on December 26, 2017; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Deborah Taylor was born in Chicago on the South 
6Side to Eugenia  and Bradley Taylor on October 14, 1951; she 
7attended Doolittle Elementary and Wedell Phillips High School; 
8she married Charles Winston II; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Deborah Taylor was a Muslim who believed in the 
10well being of her family members and harmony in relationships; 
11and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Deborah Taylor was a hardworking, dedicated 
13member of her community and was never afraid to stand up for 
14what she believed was right; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Deborah Taylor was preceded in death by her 
16parents; her brothers, Brad, James, Ernest, Warden, and David; 
17and her sisters, Dorsey and Gene; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Deborah Taylor is survived by her son, Charles 
19Winston III (Erika); her daughter, Stacie Winston; her 
20grandchildren, Milton Howard, Brianna Winston, Rasheedah 
 
 
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1Echols, Diamond Winston, and Charles Winston IV; her brothers, 
2Robert, Darrin, and Clarence; her sisters, Nelma and Denise; 
3her four great-grandchildren; and her many other relatives, 
4loved ones, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL 
6ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
7Deborah Elizabeth Taylor and extend our sincere condolences to 
8her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
9further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the family of Deborah Taylor as an expression of 
12our deepest sympathy.