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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Merl Lee |
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| Butler on Saturday, April 1, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Merl Lee Snow was born on November 24, 1926, in |
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| Chicago to George and Mattie May Snow; she married James Butler |
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| on March 24, 1951; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Butler was an active member of the Church of |
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| God in Christ and has attended Faith Temple, (C.O.G.I.C.), for |
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| the past 20 years; she faithfully served on the Mothers Board |
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| and expressed her appreciation and gratitude for God's |
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| blessings, life, and the fellowship and warmth she received |
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| from both friends and strangers throughout her lifetime; and
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| WHEREAS, She will be remembered for her love for her family |
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| and friends, her great sense of humor, her many candid remarks, |
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| and the warmth she generated to her fellow man; she was the |
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| kind of woman who enjoyed life to the fullest, which meant she |
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| lived it serving her God; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Merl Lee Butler has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially her children, Howard Snow, Gwennetta |
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| Smiley, Dr. Felicia Y. Blasingame (Zachary), and Rose Butler; |
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| her grandchildren, Toni, Ronald, Nena, Hassan, Chloe, and |
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| Devin; her great-grandchildren, Nina, Kayla, Imani, and Ronald |
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| III; her brother, Ernest Snow; and her many cousins and |
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| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we mourn the passing of Merl Lee Butler, and we extend our |
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| deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and all who knew and |
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| loved her; and be it further
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