HR1413

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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
Edna Rose 
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Vaughns, who passed away on June 22, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Edna Rose Vaughns worked as a volunteer community 
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organizer for over 50 years, including volunteer service with 
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the South Shore Commission Community Board, the South Shore 
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Bank Community, and the Chicago Public School local School 
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Council 1989; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Edna Rose Vaughns was a founder of the Women 
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United for South Shore (WUSS) and was a past founder of the 
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Roosevelt University South Central Alumni Association and the 
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South Shore Parkside Area Council, among many others; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Edna Rose Vaughns was a member of the Alpha Gamma 
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Pi Honor Sorority and Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc.; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A poem...
 
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The Comfort and Sweetness of Peace

 
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After the clouds, the sunshine
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After the winter, the spring,
 


 






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After the shower, the rainbow,
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For life is a changeable thing;
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After the night, the morning,
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Bidding all darkness cease;
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After life cares and sorrows,
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The comfort and sweetness of peace; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Edna Rose Vaughns' love of life and ability to 
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live it to the fullest endeared her to her family members, 
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friends, and all who knew her, and enabled her to enrich their 
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lives in ways they will never forget; 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 Edna 
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Rose Vaughns; 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 Edna Rose Vaughns as an expression 
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of our sympathy.