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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 Bettie | ||||||
| 4 | Jean Jordan, who passed away on November 4, 2025; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was born to James and Viola Jordan | ||||||
| 6 | in Chicago on February 27, 1944; she committed to her faith at | ||||||
| 7 | an early age at Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church; she attended | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago Public Schools and graduated from John Marshall High | ||||||
| 9 | School in 1961; she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees | ||||||
| 10 | in nursing; she met her partner, Ivan Williams, in 1985; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan started her nursing career at | ||||||
| 12 | Garfield Park Hospital, later named Bethany Hospital, located | ||||||
| 13 | on Chicago's West Side; she was a dedicated and diligent nurse | ||||||
| 14 | who took pride in taking care of her patients; she retired from | ||||||
| 15 | Rush Oak Park Hospital in Illinois after practicing nursing | ||||||
| 16 | for more than 30 years with a specialty in dialysis nursing; | ||||||
| 17 | and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was also an entrepreneur and a | ||||||
| 19 | co-founder of Shir-Bet Beauty Spa, a business that became a | ||||||
| 20 | pillar of the Maywood community and beyond; she was a skilled | ||||||
| 21 | esthetician and nail technician, building an extensive | ||||||
| 22 | clientele list of individuals who turned into lifelong friends | ||||||
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| 1 | and family; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was a founding member of We Women, | ||||||
| 3 | a women's empowerment group focused on unity, charity, and | ||||||
| 4 | social events; she was also an active, dedicated, and proud | ||||||
| 5 | member of the John Marshall High School Alumni Association, | ||||||
| 6 | serving as its membership chairperson and taking pride in | ||||||
| 7 | providing community service, hosting events, and attending all | ||||||
| 8 | school events; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was regarded as a social butterfly, | ||||||
| 10 | making friends wherever she went, and a fashionista who | ||||||
| 11 | enjoyed shopping and spending money on her family and herself; | ||||||
| 12 | she also enjoyed traveling and seeing the world; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan, affectionately known as "Auntie | ||||||
| 14 | Bettie", served as a mother figure to all of her nieces and | ||||||
| 15 | nephews, and she enjoyed taking them on adventures to | ||||||
| 16 | experience new things; she will be remembered for living her | ||||||
| 17 | life to the fullest, lighting up every room she entered, and | ||||||
| 18 | being a mover and shaker who knew how to take care of business | ||||||
| 19 | and get things done; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 21 | parents and her sisters, Doris, Delores, Jeraldine, and | ||||||
| 22 | Janice; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bettie Jordan is survived by her sister, Shirley | ||||||
| 2 | Abel; her partner of 40 years, Ivan Williams; and a host of | ||||||
| 3 | nieces, nephews, family, and friends; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we mourn the passing of Bettie Jean Jordan and extend our | ||||||
| 7 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 8 | and loved her; and be it further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the family of Bettie Jordan as an expression of | ||||||
| 11 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||