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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 Alicia Ann (Tish) Mercer of Chicago, who |
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| passed away on September 28, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on August 31, 1950 to Alvin and |
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| Vivian Mercer; she was educated in the Chicago Public Schools, |
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| and attended Northwestern University; and
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| WHEREAS, Her early employment included disc jockeying at |
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| Northwestern, managing her own modeling agency, and doing |
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| voice-over work and hand commercials with various advertisers; |
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| she worked with mentors at the City of Chicago (Eugene Barnes) |
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| and the State of Illinois (former Senate President Emil Jones); |
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| she later worked as a human resources director with the Chicago |
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| Housing Authority; and lastly with her own company, ATM Global |
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| Resources; and
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| WHEREAS, She was a faithful servant of God and an active |
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| member of Trinity United Church of Christ for many years; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her father, Alvin |
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| Mercer; and
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| WHEREAS, Alicia Ann (Tish) Mercer is survived by her |
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| mother, Vivian; her sisters, Debbie, Pamela, and Cynthia; her |
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| brothers, Halahiel (Gregory)/ (Cocaveh), Archie (Marsha), and |
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| Andre (Joy); her niece, Traci Mercer-Hall (Dwayne); her aunt |
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| and uncle, Aleda and Cornelius Goodwin; her cousins, William, |
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| Brian, and Ahjae; her nephews, Robbie (Hope), LeCean, Timothy, |
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| Aaron, Dontrel, and Christopher; her grand-nieces, Karcyn, |
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| Kennydi, and Azariah; her grand-nephews, Joshua, Nicholas, and |
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| Zachary; a host of nieces and nephews in Israel; and her |
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| friends; 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 Alicia Ann (Tish) |
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| Mercer; 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 Alicia Ann (Tish) Mercer as a symbol |
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| of our sincere sympathy.
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