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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
Sylvia Lorene Johnson Allen of North |
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| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Sylvia Allen was born on December 30, 1953, in |
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| Monticello, Arkansas; her parents were the late Sudie (Carr) |
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| Johnson and the late Earl Johnson, Sr.; she was united in holy |
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| matrimony to Bobby Allen in 1977 in Monticello, Arkansas; and
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| WHEREAS, Sylvia Allen graduated from Monticello High |
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| School in 1972; she then earned her bachelor's degree in |
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| elementary education from the University of Arkansas at |
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| Monticello and her master's degree in administration and |
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| supervision from Loyola University in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Sylvia Allen had a long and distinguished career |
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| in education; she began her teaching career in Dermott, |
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| Arkansas and worked in the Waukegan Illinois Public Schools for |
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| 33 years; she continued to serve her students, parents, and |
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| community humbly at Carman-Buckner Elementary School until |
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| just recently; and
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| WHEREAS, Sylvia Allen professed her faith in Jesus Christ |
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| at an early age at the Pilgrim Rest A.M.E. Church in |
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| Monticello, where she served in the choir, the youth |
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| department, and the Sunday School as secretary before moving to |
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| Illinois; after marrying and moving north, she joined and |
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| served the Eternal Flame A.M.E. Church faithfully as a steward, |
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| Sunday School Superintendent, and Sunday School teacher; and
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| WHEREAS, Sylvia Allen was a member of the Martha Chapter #1 |
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| Order of the Eastern Star and served as the organization's |
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| secretary and treasurer; and
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| WHEREAS, Sylvia Allen is survived by her devoted husband, |
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| Bobby Allen; her daughters, Andrea (David) Hudson and Beverly |
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| Allen; her grandchildren, Janay and David II; her brother, Earl |
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| Johnson, Jr.; her sisters, Vivian (Charles) Lincoln and Luwanda |
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| (Thedrick) Franklin; her nephews, Matthew Trotter and T.J. |
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| Franklin; her nieces, Jennifer Franklin, Melissa Trotter, and |
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| Jessica Franklin; her great nephew, Jae'lyn Trotter; her great |
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| niece, Kayla Franklin; and her special cousin, Katie Elease |
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| Daniels; 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 Sylvia Lorene Johnson |
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| Allen; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |