093_SR0152 LRB093 11912 RAH 16307 r 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of 3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Mildred Marie 4 Lindsey of Chicago on October 20, 2002; and 5 WHEREAS, Mildred Lindsey was born on May 14, 1924 to the 6 late Levage and Eva Strong in Benton, Mississippi; she 7 accepted Christ at an early age; and 8 WHEREAS, On November 5, 1945, she was united in matrimony 9 to William Lindsey; to this union, eight children were born; 10 her husband precedes her in death; and 11 WHEREAS, Mrs. Lindsey worked as a Registered Nurse at the 12 Illinois Masonic Hospital for 20 years and at Roseland 13 Hospital for 15 years; she was a devoted, caring, and 14 nurturing mother to her children; and 15 WHEREAS, The passing of Mildred Marie Lindsey has been 16 deeply felt by all who knew her, especially her sons, William 17 Jr. (Denise), Douglas, Eric (Donna), Kedrick (Yvonne), and 18 Lawrence; her daughters, Gloria Jean, Patricia (Roosevelt), 19 and Theresa; her sisters, Minnie Pate (David) and Irma Jean 20 Strong; her brothers, Charlie Strong (Eula) and Levage 21 Strong, Jr. (Sandra); her 18 grandchildren; her 10 22 great-grandchildren; her great-great-grandchild; and a host 23 of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends; 24 therefore, be it 25 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL 26 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing 27 of Mildred Marie Lindsey and express our sincere and deepest 28 sympathy to her family and friends; and be it further 29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 30 presented to the family of Mildred Marie Lindsey as an 31 expression of our condolences during their time of -2- LRB093 11912 RAH 16307 r 1 bereavement.