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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 Estella |
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| Parker of Chicago, who passed away on January 19, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Estella Parker was born on February 9, 1931 in |
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| Chicago; her parents were Tullius and Annie Reba Parker; and
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| WHEREAS, Estella Parker attended Doolittle Elementary |
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| School and graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in 1948; |
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| she continued her studies at Herzel Junior College; and
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| WHEREAS, Estella Parker was raised in the West Point |
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| Baptist Church family and applied her many Christian teachings |
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| and business skills to various humanitarian services in the |
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| church and community; and
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| WHEREAS, Working tirelessly in her church, Estella Parker |
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| held such offices as the President of the General Missionary |
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| Society, the National Officer of the National Baptist Congress, |
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| the Secretary to the Dean of Christian Education, and the |
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| President of the Senior Citizens Council; and
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| WHEREAS, Estella Parker was one of the first Black |
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| usherettes at the Oriental Theater in Chicago; she was one of |
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| the first Black long-distance operators at Illinois Bell, where |
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| she rose to the position of supervisor, retiring after thirty |
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| years of dedicated service; and
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| WHEREAS, After her retirement she devoted herself to family |
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| and community activities, including volunteering at The Bret |
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| Harte School; she became more active with her sorority, Eta Phi |
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| Beta, and enjoyed her sorority sisters; she extended her love |
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| to children she mentored, especially Angela Dixon, Carl R. |
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| Smith, Lindsey Phillips, Carl R. Smith Jr.(CJ), and Christian; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Estella Parker is survived by her beloved mother, |
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| Annie Reba Parker; her siblings, Mabel Parker Smith, Tullius |
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| Parker, and Zelma Parker Davis; her sorority sisters at the |
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| Alpha Lambda Chapter; and her nieces, nephews, cousins, and |
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| special friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| her family and friends, the passing of Estella Parker; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Estella Parker as a symbol of our |
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| sincere sympathy at this time of loss.
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