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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
Orlinda (Hunter) Golliday; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlinda was born on October 3, 1911 in Mound |
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| Bayou, Mississippi; her parents were Isiah Hunter and Mattie B. |
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| Morgan-Hunter; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlinda professed Christ at an early age; as a |
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| child, she attended a Baptist church with her parents, where |
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| she was involved in many activities; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlinda attended grade school and high school in |
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| Mississippi; she was urged by her mother to further her |
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| education and to pray that she would be a public speaker and |
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| capture the attention of her audiences; she then attended |
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| Campbell Methodist College in Memphis, Tennessee, where she |
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| received her teaching certificate for grades one through eight; |
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| she then returned to Mississippi and began her teaching career; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Orlinda was united in holy matrimony to Douglas |
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| Golliday on February 1, 1937; their 57 years of marriage was |
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| blessed with one son; the family later moved to Brooklyn, |
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| Illinois, where they joined Southern Tabernacle; in 1944, the |
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| family moved to East St. Louis; Orlinda then proceeded to join |
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| the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church and was a member of |
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| the Choral Ensemble, Voices of Zion, and Golden Tones; and
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| WHEREAS, Fulfilling her mother's wish, Orlinda spoke |
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| publicly at many Baptist and Methodist conventions, as well as |
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| university graduations and other special events; she continued |
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| speaking until the age of 92, when she participated in her |
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| great-grandchildren's school event "The Person I Most Admire"; |
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| during the event, the students were captivated by her life |
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| stories and gave their undivided attention; and
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| WHEREAS, Orlinda is survived by her son, Robert (Delores) |
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| Golliday; her sister, Netti Webb; her special nieces, Lee Alice |
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| (Golliday) Hammonds and Dorothy (Golliday) Britts; her 4 |
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| grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, 24 |
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| great-great-grandchildren, and 4 |
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| great-great-great-grandchildren; and her numerous nieces, |
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| nephews, cousins, friends, and Mount Zion Missionary Baptist |
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| Church family members; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH 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 Orlinda (Hunter) |
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| Golliday; and be it further
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