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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 Mother |
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| Hattie Singleton of Chicago, who passed away on March 25, 2008; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on March 27, 1922 in West Point, |
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| Mississippi; she confessed Christ as her Savior and was |
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| baptized at an early age; she met and married Earl Singleton in |
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| 1940, at the age of thirteen; and
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| WHEREAS, She graduated from Lucy Flowers High School; she |
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| received her nursing degree from Cook County Hospital; she |
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| began working for the Chicago Board of Education in 1967; and
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| WHEREAS, Mother Singleton was a School Community |
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| Representative for the Board of Education for 27 years; she was |
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| a delegate for the Chicago Teachers Union, was a Girl Scout |
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| leader, a fundraiser for the Henry Booth House, and the |
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| co-founder of 7 Knights and 2 Queens, was a member of the |
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| Ickes, Prairie, Archer Community Action Committee, was an |
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| advisor for the 21st District Chicago Police Department |
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| Explorer Scouts, served as her neighborhood CAPS facilitator, |
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| and was involved with the Neighborhood Housing Organization; |
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| she received many awards and honors over the years for her good |
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| works; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her |
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| parents; her children, Earl III, Edward, Ernest, Eric, Elaine, |
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| Evelyn, and Ellen; and
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| WHEREAS, Mother Singleton is survived by her sons, Eugene, |
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| Elvis (Priscilla), and Eitel (Pam); her daughters, Edwina and |
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| Helena; her daughter in Christ, Regina; her grandchildren, |
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| Renard, Steven, Lolita, Aaron, Stephanie, Anthony, Dwaine, |
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| Keith, Latisha, Edward, Reginald, Jeanine, Parish, and |
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| Michael; her many great-grandchildren and |
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| great-great-grandchildren; her aunts, uncles, other family |
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| members, and many friends; 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 Mother |
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| Hattie Singleton; 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 Mother Hattie Singleton as a symbol |
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| of our sympathy.
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