|
|
|
|
SR0382 |
|
LRB095 13964 GRL 39776 r |
|
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
|
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 |
| learn of the death of
Charlotte Lewis of Peoria, who passed |
| 4 |
| away on September 17, 2007; and
|
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, Charlotte Lewis was born on September 10, 1955 in |
| 6 |
| Chicago; her parents were Bobby Rufus Lewis Sr. and Louella |
| 7 |
| Henderson Lewis; and
|
| 8 |
| WHEREAS, Charlotte Lewis held bachelor's degrees in Parks |
| 9 |
| and Recreation Administration and Commercial Sequence and |
| 10 |
| Program Management; and
|
| 11 |
| WHEREAS, Charlotte Lewis was employed at the George |
| 12 |
| Washington Carver Community Center as a program director from |
| 13 |
| 1996 until her passing; she worked at the Illinois River |
| 14 |
| Correctional Center in Canton from June 1993 to July 1997; she |
| 15 |
| was also employed at the Logan Correction Center in Lincoln; |
| 16 |
| she eventually became a Correction Residence Counselor I at the |
| 17 |
| Adult Transition Center in Peoria, working there from July 1997 |
| 18 |
| until her passing; and
|
| 19 |
| WHEREAS, Charlotte Lewis was an accomplished and talented |
| 20 |
| athlete; she was a valuable member of the 1976 United States |
| 21 |
| Olympic Team and was inducted into the Illinois State Athletics |
|
|
|
SR0382 |
- 2 - |
LRB095 13964 GRL 39776 r |
|
|
| 1 |
| Hall of Fame in 1983; she holds many honors, including the |
| 2 |
| Brazilian Championship Gold Medal from 1987 to 1990, the Silver |
| 3 |
| Medal of the Brazilian Championship in 1986, the Brazilian |
| 4 |
| Regionals Gold Medal from 1986 to 1989, the Silver Medal of the |
| 5 |
| Brazilian Regionals in 1986, the Brazilian Jogos Alberto Silver |
| 6 |
| Medal in 1986 and 1990, the Gold Medal of the Brazilian Jogos |
| 7 |
| Alberto from 1987 to 1989, the World University Games Team 1977 |
| 8 |
| Silver Medal, a silver medal on the 1976 Olympic team, a gold |
| 9 |
| medal on the 1976 Pre-Olympic Team, a gold medal on the 1976 |
| 10 |
| Pan American Team and the 1975 World Championship Team, and |
| 11 |
| state championships with Illinois State University from 1973 to |
| 12 |
| 1978; she was also the WBL World Champion with the Nebraska |
| 13 |
| Wranglers during 1979 and 1980, with the Brazilian Imprensa |
| 14 |
| from 1987 to 1990, the French Championship during 1978 and |
| 15 |
| 1979; and
|
| 16 |
| WHEREAS, Charlotte Lewis was preceded in death by her |
| 17 |
| parents; and
|
| 18 |
| WHEREAS, Charlotte Lewis is survived by her sisters, Rosa |
| 19 |
| Henderson, Barbara Lewis Moore, Janice Lewis, Annette Pannell, |
| 20 |
| Elizabeth Lewis, and Nora Lewis; her brothers, Bobby (Annette) |
| 21 |
| Lewis Jr. and Altton Lewis Jr.; a loving host of nieces, |
| 22 |
| nephews, great-nieces, and nephews; and her partner, Jamial |
| 23 |
| Ray; therefore, be it
|
|
|
|
SR0382 |
- 3 - |
LRB095 13964 GRL 39776 r |
|
|
| 1 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
| 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
| 3 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Charlotte Lewis; and be |
| 4 |
| it further
|
| 5 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 6 |
| presented to the family of Charlotte Lewis as an expression of |
| 7 |
| our sympathy.
|