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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 Matilda "Tillie" Dennis of |
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| Chicago on June 25, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born August
27, 1930, to Matilda Pinkard |
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| and James Thorn in Montgomery, Alabama; after the death of her |
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| mother, she and her four siblings moved to Chicago when she was |
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| one year old; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Dennis graduated from Corpus Christi |
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| Elementary School and attended DuSable High School; she was |
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| baptized in the Catholic Church and her strong faith sustained |
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| her throughout her life; and
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| WHEREAS, She was an avid reader who gladly shared facts and |
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| antidotes from the vast literary works she read; she was an |
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| alumnus of Altgeld Gardens where she raised her children and |
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| formed lifelong relationships with a host of friends who |
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| cherished her; and
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| WHEREAS, She worked in several occupations throughout her |
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| life; she managed her brother's restaurants (Prince & Joy's) |
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| for many years and, later in her life, her love for young |
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| people drew her to the University of Chicago where she served |
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| as the late night "mama" for more than 20 years until her |
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| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Anyone who knew Tillie also knew that her children |
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| and family always came first; her happiest moments were when |
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| she was sharing time with them and celebrating the special and |
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| not-so-special occasions; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her sons, Jimmy and |
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| Ronnie, her mother and father, and her brothers and sisters; |