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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
Natalie 
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Rose Wilson Puryear, who passed away on January 6, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear was born on September 20, 1949, in 
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Chicago; her parents were Nathan and Ruth Wilson; she married 
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James Puryear in 1973; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear attended Providence High School, 
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where she participated in cheerleading, dance, music, and other 
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activities; she then attended the University of Illinois at 
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Chicago; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, After college, Natalie Puryear began her career as 
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a corporate buyer for Sears Roebuck and Company; she quickly 
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ascended the ranks at Sears until she decided that she wanted 
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to spend more time with her sons; she then moved into the real 
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estate industry, working for Shirley Amico, Trico, and others; 
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she also founded her own firm, Ventures Gained; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear was a member of numerous community 
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organizations, including Africare, Jazz Unites, and Chicago 
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Gospelfests; she was a charter member and major contributor to 
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the Lake Shore Chapter of the Links; she also coordinated the 
 


 






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annual "Celebrate South Shore" events; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear served as Vice President of 
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Communications of the Black United Fund of Illinois (BUFI); she 
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was responsible for the creation of BUFI's Living 
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Legends/Passing the Torch Awards, which honored legendary 
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African-American men and women who had a major impact in the 
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communities they served and passed their knowledge and 
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experience to others to keep their initiatives alive; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear was preceded in death by her 
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father and her sister, Linda; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear is survived by her sons, Wesley 
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(Valerie) and Jeffrey; her mother; her siblings, Donald (Ruth), 
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Rita, Claude (Alberta), Rhonda Coriano (Victor), and Lawrence 
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(Sabrina); and her many nieces, nephews, friends, and other 
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relatives; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear will be remembered by all who knew 
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and loved her as a loving, passionate, and hardworking woman 
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whose dedication to her family and community were unmatched; 
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therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
 


 






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mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of 
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Natalie Rose Puryear; 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 Natalie Puryear as an expression of 
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our sympathy.