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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Gladys L. Baker of |
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| Equality on May 20, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Baker was born January 18, 1908, in |
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| Cookville, Texas, to Jesse Nalan and Ida Mae (Bethurum) Lilly; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, On July 26, 1927, she married John Garrison "Pete" |
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| Baker in Cookville; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a beautician in Equality for many years; |
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| she later worked at Manteno Mental Health Center until she |
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| retired in 1978; her hobbies included needle work, quilting, |
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| and gardening; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her |
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| husband; her daughter, Olive May Baker; her sons, Calvin |
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| Darrell, Charles Harvey, and Jerry Lynn Baker; her sisters, |
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| Wilma Talley, Lorena Mae Taylor, and Johnnie Lee Blackmore; and |
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| her brothers, Audrey, Emmitt, and Earl Taylor; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Gladys L. Baker is felt by all who |
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| knew and loved her, especially her daughter, Marjorie (Eugene) |
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| Naas; her son, Gordon (Shirley) Baker; her sister, Vera |
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| Lunsford; and her 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, |
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| and 8 great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Gladys L. Baker and extend our sincerest condolences to her |
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| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |