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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 Susie A. Barber, who passed away on |
| 4 | | December 16, 2019; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Susie Barber was born in Alcoa, Tennessee to |
| 6 | | Howell and Lillian (Carson) Kellogg on August 25, 1943; she |
| 7 | | received her education in the Lockport Public School system; |
| 8 | | and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Susie Barber worked for Western Electric as a |
| 10 | | tech; she served as International Representative for I.B.E.W. |
| 11 | | until she retired; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Susie Barber was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist |
| 13 | | Church since she was young; she served as chair of the Joliet |
| 14 | | Housing Authority and became the first African American Council |
| 15 | | Woman for the city of Joliet; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Susie Barber was preceded in death by her husband |
| 17 | | of 58 years, Donald "Blue" Barber; her parents; her sisters, |
| 18 | | Mary Gant, Johnnie Booker, and Barbara Ann Kellogg; her son, |
| 19 | | Donald White; her grandchildren, Akiya and Jonathan; her |
| 20 | | brother-in-law, Wilbert Barber; her sisters-in-law, Geraldine |
| 21 | | Barber and Delores Waddell; her nieces, Tammy Davis, Cynthia |
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| 1 | | Booker, and Tamala Clayton; and her nephew, Louis Barber; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Susie Barber is survived by her son, Shadon |
| 3 | | (Tanya) Barber; her daughter, Maria Currie; her grandchildren, |
| 4 | | Marcus, Gentry, Diane, Jason, Brittani, Adia, Felencia, Ado, |
| 5 | | Shadonta, Vincent, Brandon, Jaelen, and Jada; her |
| 6 | | God-daughter, Tashanna "Co-Co" Taylor; her brother-in-law, |
| 7 | | Eugene (Glory) Barber; her sisters-in-law, Shirley Barber, |
| 8 | | Earline Barber, and JoAnn Whitehead; numerous |
| 9 | | great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; |
| 10 | | her special nieces, Pam Gant and Khristy Maberry; and her |
| 11 | | special nephews, James Gant, Will McClellan, and James Booker; |
| 12 | | therefore, be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL |
| 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 15 | | Susie A. Barber and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 16 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
| 17 | | further
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 19 | | presented to the family of Susie Barber as an expression of our |
| 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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