093_HR0274

                                     LRB093 11747 HSS 15624 r

 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the  State  of Illinois learned with deep regret of the death
 4    of Gladys Holcomb of Chicago on Wednesday,  April  30,  2003;
 5    and

 6        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Holcomb was born in Brownville, Tennessee
 7    in October of 1906; she moved to Chicago in  1945  where  she
 8    married Kinnard Holcomb; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Mr.  and Mrs. Holcomb first established Gladys'
10    Luncheonette on State Street; after ten years, the restaurant
11    moved to a basement location at 4541 S.  Indiana;  they  soon
12    outgrew  that  space  and  moved up the street to the present
13    location of the restaurant at 4527 S. Indiana in November  of
14    1963; and

15        WHEREAS,  Gladys'  Luncheonette  became  one  of the most
16    popular "soul food" restaurants in the Midwest, known for its
17    delicious fried chicken, smothered  chicken,  smothered  pork
18    chops,  peach  cobbler,  "melt-in-your-mouth"  biscuits,  and
19    other down home, southern delicacies; many famous people were
20    known to dine at the Luncheonette including Dr. Martin Luther
21    King  Jr., Lou Rawls, Redd Foxx, Governor Jim Thompson, Della
22    Reese, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Gladys Knight, and a  host  of
23    others; and

24        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Holcomb  owned Gladys' Luncheonette until
25    1966 when  she  was  no  longer  able  to  operate  it  on  a
26    day-to-day basis; and

27        WHEREAS,  The  passing  of Gladys Holcomb has been deeply
28    felt by many, but especially her husband, Kinnard; therefore,
29    be it

30        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
31    NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 
                            -2-      LRB093 11747 HSS 15624 r
 1    we mourn the passing of Mrs. Gladys Holcomb  and  we  express
 2    our sincere and deepest sympathy to her husband, friends, and
 3    family; and be it further

 4        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 5    presented to the family of Mrs. Holcomb as  a  token  of  our
 6    sincere condolences.