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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
Mattie Blasingame-Townsend, who passed |
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| away on February 12, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie Blasingame-Townsend was born on August 7, |
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| 1934, in Roberta, Georgia; her parents were Carrie Lee |
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| Reeves-Preston and Arthur Reeves Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie Blasingame-Townsend attended Reeves Public |
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| School; after finishing school, she married the late Charles |
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| West Blasingame in 1950; she moved from Roberta, Georgia to |
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| Chicago in 1955 with their 3 small children; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie Blasingame-Townsend served God faithfully |
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| throughout her life and committed herself to constant Christian |
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| growth; she accepted Christ as her personal Savior at the Olive |
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| Grove Baptist Church in Roberta, Georgia; after moving to |
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| Chicago, she joined the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, where she |
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| served on the usher board; she later moved to the South Side of |
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| Chicago and joined the Evangelical Baptist Church, where she |
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| was a member of the choir; after several years at the |
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| Evangelical Baptist Church, she joined the Pleasant Gift |
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| Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member for over 20 |
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| years and served on the usher board, nurse's board, and the |
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| missionary society; she then moved to the Emanuel Baptist |
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| Church, where she was a member of the Pauline Hale Mission |
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| Group, Sunday School class 85, A Golden Ager, and the August |
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| Circle; she remained at the Emanuel Baptist Church until her |
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| passing; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie Blasingame-Townsend was employed for many |
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| years at various companies, including RR Donnelley as a machine |
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| operator, Leaders Laundry, Schultz Bakeries, and Ashland |
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| Products; she was well known at her jobs as an exceptional |
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| employee; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie Blasingame-Townsend enjoyed music, |
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| cooking, and gardening; her favorite moments were to gather |
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| with family and friends for good food, fun, and laughter; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie Blasingame-Townsend was preceded in death |
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| by Lizzie "Mama Lizzie" Jordan; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie Blasingame-Townsend is survived by her |
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| devoted and loving husband, Wilbur Townsend; her children, |
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| Mable (Milton), Zachary (Felicia), Michael (Karlet), Anita |
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| (Eddie), Dilbert, Trina/Charles, and Elonda; her |
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| grandchildren, Rhonda, Crystal Regina, Ronnie, Monique, |
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| DaQuamj, Tyrell, Choloe', Jessica, Michael, Chie'ta, William, |
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| and Imepomaka (Ime); her great-grandchildren, Jordyn, Marquis, |
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| Michael, and Landen; her sisters, Annette Blasingame and Lilly |
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| Young; her brothers, Henry Reeves and Amos Reeves; and her many |
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| nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattie Blasingame-Townsend will be remembered by |
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| all who knew and loved her as a funny, kind, and compassionate |
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| wife, mother, and friend; 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 Mattie |
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| Blasingame-Townsend; 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 Mattie Blasingame-Townsend as an |
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| expression of our sympathy.
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