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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
Roberta |
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| Calyen of Chicago, who passed away on February 12, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Roberta Calyen was born on June 5, 1926 in |
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| Lexington, Mississippi; her parents were Henry Smith and Clara |
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| Raleigh; she married Richard C. Calyen in 1947, and they were |
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| blessed with five children; and
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| WHEREAS, Roberta Calyen left the South for Chicago in 1946; |
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| upon arriving in Chicago, she joined and became an active |
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| member of the Mt. Hebron MBC, where she served on the usher |
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| board; she later became a member of the Christian Valley |
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| Baptist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, Roberta Calyen worked in the retail field for many |
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| years until her health intervened; and
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| WHEREAS, Roberta Calyen enjoyed gardening and socializing |
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| with neighbors and friends on her front porch; and
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| WHEREAS, Roberta Calyen was preceded in death by her |
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| sisters, Clara Newsome, Azalee Richmond, and Annie Smith; her |
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| brothers, G and Buddy Smith; her children, Shirley Deer and |
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| Ricky Calyen; and her grandson, Richard Darnell Calyen; and
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| WHEREAS, Roberta Calyen is survived by her brother, Sam |
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| Smith; her daughters, Alberta Frencher and Clementine Gilbert |
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| (Melvin); her son, Anthony Calyen; her grandchildren, Henry |
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| Calyen, Derrick Luckie, Reginald, Dennis (Barbara), and Darryl |
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| Deer, April Tolbert (Norvell), Donald Christopher Hardaway, |
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| Anthony Calyen, Yolanda Smith (Marcus), Nicole Payton, Darrius |
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| Calyen, and Brandon and Durran Davis; and her |
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| great-grandchildren, Myiesha, Marcus Jr., and Maurion Smith, |
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| Tony Calyen, Neika, Ranae, and Lexi Payton, Kaleb, Kanaan, and |
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| Trinity Deer, Brittany and Jaykila Hardaway, and Andrew |
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| Tolbert; and
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| WHEREAS, Roberta Calyen will be remembered by all who knew |
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| and loved her as a faithful, independent, and outspoken wife |
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| and mother with an unwavering faith in God; 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 |
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| Roberta Calyen; 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 Roberta Calyen as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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