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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Annie | ||||||
| 4 | Pearl (Jones) Howard; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Annie Pearl Howard was born to Nina Mae Jones and | ||||||
| 6 | Johnnie "Buster" Jones in Jackson, Mississippi on May 6, 1938; | ||||||
| 7 | she attended Martin Elementary School; she and her family then | ||||||
| 8 | moved to Chicago's South Side, settling in the Park Manor | ||||||
| 9 | neighborhood; she graduated from Doolittle Elementary School | ||||||
| 10 | and attended Parker High School before returning to Jackson, | ||||||
| 11 | Mississippi, where she cared for her father while continuing | ||||||
| 12 | her studies at Jim Hill High School; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Annie Pearl Howard proceeded to move to New | ||||||
| 14 | Orleans, Louisiana, where she met and married Roosevelt "Cat" | ||||||
| 15 | "Catman" Howard, gaining a daughter, Della; together, the | ||||||
| 16 | couple had four children, Gwendolyn, Annette, Yvette, and | ||||||
| 17 | Johnny; she and her family relocated to Chicago in 1964, where | ||||||
| 18 | they welcomed their youngest child, Randy, before settling in | ||||||
| 19 | the Park Manor neighborhood; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Annie Pearl Howard was a nurturer by nature and | ||||||
| 21 | had a way of making people feel seen and cared for, whether | ||||||
| 22 | through a comforting meal, a listening ear, or a firm but | ||||||
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| 1 | loving word of advice; her home was the heart of every family | ||||||
| 2 | gathering and holiday celebration, a place where loved ones | ||||||
| 3 | came together to play games, dance late into the night, and | ||||||
| 4 | find unwavering support in her presence; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Annie Pearl Howard committed to her faith at a | ||||||
| 6 | young age and loved blues music, especially the soulful | ||||||
| 7 | melodies of Johnny Taylor, B.B. King, Etta James, and Bobby | ||||||
| 8 | Bland; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Annie Pearl Howard was a woman of quiet strength | ||||||
| 10 | and wisdom, bestowing upon her family the knowledge of past | ||||||
| 11 | generations; she will be remembered for the love she gave, the | ||||||
| 12 | taste of her cooking, and the sound of her laughter; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Annie Pearl Howard was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 14 | parents; her stepfather, Willie Thornton Jr.; her son, Johnny; | ||||||
| 15 | and two grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Annie Pearl Howard is survived by her brother, | ||||||
| 17 | Pretic Buchanan Jr.; her children, Gwendolyn Annette, Yvette | ||||||
| 18 | Howard, Randy Howard, and Della M. (Kevin) Cyrus; 18 | ||||||
| 19 | grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; her nieces, Theresa Ann | ||||||
| 20 | Miller Glass and Tanikka Ellis; her nephews, Maurice Green | ||||||
| 21 | Sr., Clarence Miller, Michael Miller, and Darius McKenzie; and | ||||||
| 22 | a host of great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, and community | ||||||
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| 1 | members; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 4 | we mourn the passing of Annie Pearl (Jones) Howard and extend | ||||||
| 5 | our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who | ||||||
| 6 | knew and loved her; and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the family of Annie Pearl Howard as an expression | ||||||
| 9 | of our deepest sympathy. | ||||||