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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express |
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| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Rosa M. |
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| Madison of Waukegan, who passed away on July 26, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Rosa Madison was born on July 8, 1908, in |
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| Bentonia, Mississippi; her parents were Boston and Rosie Lee |
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| Brown; she was married to William Madison on November 23, 1935; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, She accepted Jesus Christ at an early age at St. |
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| Paul CME Church in Bentonia; after she and her husband moved to |
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| Waukegan, Illinois, she joined Shiloh Baptist Church; she later |
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| joined Antioch Baptist Church, where she served as the Church |
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| Clerk, Sunday School Superintendent, Deaconess, and President |
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| of the Missionary Board; she also was in charge of the Baptist |
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| Training Union and served in Church Women United; and
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| WHEREAS, Rosa Madison is survived by her children, Winfrey, |
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| Odessa "Ody", V. Joyce, and Vernon "Bird"; her grandchildren, |
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| Angela "Gigi", Michael, and Vernon David; her |
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| great-grandchildren, Andre "Duck", Asja-Janaay "Suzie Q", and |
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| Nicole "BamSpam"; her great-great-grandchild, Amir; her |
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| brother-in-law, Henry (Jessie) Madison; her sisters-in-law, |
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| Rosilee "Old Lady" Owens and Alma "Babe" Sanders; and
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| WHEREAS, Rosa Madison was preceded in death by her parents; |
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| her husband, William; her son, Clarence Dwayne; her seven |
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| siblings; and her foster children, Fleming "Dave" Davis and |
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| Inez Jackson; 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, along with |
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| all who knew and loved her, the death of Rosa M. Madison; and |
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| be it further
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