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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois learned with regret of the death of Lucille Bell
4 Pleasant of East St. Louis on October 8, 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Lucille Bell was born on May 24, 1929, to Murphy
6 and Anna Mae Bell; her parents preceded her in death; and
7 WHEREAS, Mrs. Pleasant made her decision to follow Christ
8 at the age of 10 years and joined St. Paul Baptist Church in
9 East St. Louis; and
10 WHEREAS, Mrs. Pleasant received her education in East St.
11 Louis, graduating from Lincoln Senior High School in June
12 1947; she continued her formal education at Howard University
13 in Washington, D.C.; after two years, she returned to East
14 St. Louis and married Lloyd Pleasant on July 22, 1951; he
15 preceded her in death; and
16 WHEREAS, Mrs. Pleasant was employed in various positions
17 including as a case worker at General Assistance and she
18 retired as a case worker from the Illinois Department of
19 Public Aid (now the Department of Human Services) in
20 December, 1996; and
21 WHEREAS, Mrs. Pleasant was an energetic person and
22 rightfully earned her title as the "family overseer"; she
23 served St. Paul Baptist Church well as a member of the
24 Trustee Board and the following organizations: Women of
25 Action, Friday Night Bible Study, Board of Christian
26 Education, Usher Ministry Number Two, and the Angelic Voices;
27 she was also active in the community as a member of the
28 Violet Thimble Club, an affiliate of the National Association
29 of Club Women, Boys and Girls, Inc. and secretary of her high
30 school graduation class alumni; and
31 WHEREAS, The passing of Lucille Bell Pleasant has been
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1 deeply felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her
2 son, Lamont L. Pleasant; her grandson, Lamont Pleasant, Jr.;
3 her granddaughter, Tiera Pleasant; Janet Lowery, whom she
4 mentored and helped to rear; her sisters, Bettie L. Smith and
5 Shirley Ann Smith; her special cousin, Ernestine E. Rives;
6 her nieces, Michelle (Elwood) Buchanan and Tracy (Terrence)
7 Hargrove; her nephews, Michael (Carmel) Smith and Kyle
8 (Samantha) Smith; her great-nieces, Jennifer, Tamiko, Keisha,
9 Courtney Smith, Katrina Smith and Epiphany Smith; her
10 great-nephew, Terrence Hargrove, Jr.; her great-great niece,
11 Kierra; her many cousins; her many friends, associates, and
12 relatives, and her family at St. Paul Baptist Church;
13 therefore, be it
14 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
15 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
16 all who knew her, the death of Lucille B. Pleasant of East
17 St. Louis; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of Lucille B. Pleasant as an
20 expression of our sincerest condolences.