SR0133 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Beatrice Elizabeth Hardy, who passed away on March 31, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Beatrice Hardy was born on December 13, 1919 in Atlanta, Georgia; her parents were the late Richard and Ethel Hardy; and

WHEREAS, Beatrice Hardy accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord at an early age; she was educated in Atlanta; after the beginning of World War II she moved to Hawaii to work as a civilian employee for the Department of the Navy and lived happily in Hawaii for many years; and

WHEREAS, She married John Ringgold Sr. and together they had a daughter, Suzanne; they later moved to Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Beatrice Hardy loved to cook and sew; she made her family delicious meals and beautiful clothes with her talents; she retired from the United States Internal Revenue Service as a Revenue Officer after 35 years of service; she was a member of the NAACP and the Eastern Star; and

WHEREAS, Beatrice Hardy was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Vidalia and Mattie, and her brothers, Robert, Joe, and Clarence; she is survived by her daughter, Suzanne; her grandchildren, Amber and Lisa; her sisters, Eloise McCoy and Vera Knowles (James Sr.); her stepchildren, John Jr. and Lucrecia; her first niece, Eloise; and a host of grandchildren, nieces, grand-nieces, nephews, grand-nephews, relatives, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Beatrice Elizabeth Hardy; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Beatrice Hardy as a symbol of our sympathy.