SR0031 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SR0031 LRB096 04234 GRL 14280 r

SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Lillian Murrell Sharp Reed; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Reed was was born on September 4, 1923 in Chicago; her parents were Earle Sue (Trotter) and Leon Sharp; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Reed received her formal education in the Chicago Public Schools, attending Betsy Ross Elementary and Englewood High School; along with her deep love of music and dance, she developed an abiding thirst for knowledge and zest for traveling and seeing as much of America as the 20th century would allow, attending the Chicago World's Fair in 1934 and the New York World's Fairs in 1939 and 1964, as well as driving cross-country to Los Angeles before the advent of interstate highways; she was also a voracious reader with a life-long passion to see the worlds that she read about; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Reed was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Doris Leona (Sharp) Carter and Ruth Marion Sharp; and her dedicated companion, Alexander Coles; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Reed is survived by her son, Thomas Spencer Gary; her daughter-in-law, Evette F. Little; her grandson, Alexander Thomas Gary; her granddaughter, Maya-Gabrielle Francesca Gary; and her many adoring nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; and

WHEREAS, Lillian Reed will be remembered by all who knew and loved her as a woman who was devoted to her family and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Lillian Murrell Sharp Reed; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Lillian Murrell Sharp Reed as an expression of our sympathy.