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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to  
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learn of the death of
Millicent Joann Brown Jeffers of 
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Belleville, who passed away on July 14, 2007; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Millicent Joann Brown Jeffers was born on April 
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23, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri; she was the first born child 
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of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit (Mildred) Jeffers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Millicent Joann Brown Jeffers was a 1967 graduate 
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of East St. Louis Sr. High School; after attending college at 
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Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, she returned to 
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her home in Belleville and became an employee of the Illinois 
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Department of Public Aid, where she worked with the Aide to 
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Dependent Children, Child Support, and Nursing/Medical 
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divisions before her retirement in 2003; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Millicent Joann Brown Jeffers was able to share 
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her joy and pride of African American history through her 
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annual presentations, where she shared literature, art, 
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pictures, music, poetry, and speeches with many people; the 
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annual events allowed her to truly shine and use her love for 
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the arts, history, travel, and photography in her ministry; her 
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travels took her to Germany, Australia, Africa, and many places 
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in the United States; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Millicent Joann Brown Jeffers was a life long 
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member of the Methodist family that is currently known as 
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Trinity United Methodist Church; her faith was seen in all that 
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she did as a child, youth, and as an adult; she served as a 
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liturgist, leader for the Methodist Youth Fellowship, Youth 
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Choir Director, and as a member of the adult choir, usher 
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board, Committee on Staff Parish, and the Trustee Board; she 
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was devoted to the United Methodist Women, where she was a past 
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president of the group's local unit and served as Chairman of 
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her local sub-group, Mary; she served as Coordinator of Program 
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Resource for Trinity United Methodist Women, Secretary of 
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Resource for the United Methodist Women of the Illinois Great 
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Rivers Conference of the United Methodist Church, and the 
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Mississippi River District UMW Conference Representative for 
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the Cunningham Children's Home; and she was a member of the 
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Board of Directors for the Denverside Housing Complex for the 
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Illinois Great Rivers Conference; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Millicent Joann Brown Jeffers is survived by her 
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parents; her brother, Kermit P. Jeffers; her sister, Portia 
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(Isaiah) Bell McCrary; her nephew, Kyle C. Jeffers; her nieces, 
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Whitney E. Bell, Vivica L. McCrary, and Chelsea A. Jeffers; her 
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aunt, Cleopatra J. Jenkins; the members of the Officer family; 
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her many cousins, friends, and former co-workers; and the many 
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members of the Trinity United Methodist Church; therefore, be 
 


 






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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 Millicent Joann Brown 
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Jeffers; 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 Millicent Joann Brown Jeffers as an 
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expression of our sympathy.