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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Louise |
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| Copeland Tankson, who passed away on January 16, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Louise Copeland Tankson was born on December 5, |
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| 1929 in Baldwyn, Mississippi; her parents were Nathan and |
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| Canaro Copeland; she married Edward Tankson on May 10, 1948; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Louise Copeland Tankson accepted Christ as her |
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| Savior at age 13; she was baptized and became a member of |
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| Pleasant Ridge Church; in the 1960s, after an invitation from |
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| her friend and neighbor, Marion Blackmon, she became a lifelong |
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| member of Keystone Baptist Church, where she devoted herself to |
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| bringing family and friends to the Lord; and
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| WHEREAS, Louise Copeland Tankson attended Smyth Elementary |
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| and Medill High School, where she met her future husband, |
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| Edward; and
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| WHEREAS, Louise Copeland Tankson worked in various fields |
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| throughout her life; and
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| WHEREAS, Louise Copeland Tankson was preceded in death by |
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| her husband and her three siblings; and
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| WHEREAS, Louise Copeland Tankson is survived by her |
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| daughters, Brenda Elmore (William), Dena Jenks (David), and |
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| Vanessa Beene; her sisters, Ruth Harris, Anna Savage, Lounell |
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| Cummings, and Elizabeth Moore (Walter); her brothers, Richard |
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| Copeland (Shirley) and David Copeland (Cecilia); her |
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| grandchildren, Jenna, Justin, Kendra, William, and Joi; her |
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| great-grandchildren, Cheyenne, Tiara, Jaden, and Maya Louise; |
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| and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, Louise Copeland Tankson will be remembered by all |
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| who knew and loved her as a kind, compassionate, and wise |
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| person that drew others to her and whose home was a welcoming |
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| haven to all who sought comfort; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Louise |
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| Copeland Tankson; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Louise Copeland Tankson as an |
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| expression of our sympathy.
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