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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
Marilyn 
4King, who passed away on January 16, 2011; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Marilyn King was born on March 12, 1958, in 
6Bastrop, Louisiana to Ruth Wheeler Mangum; after meeting Dr. 
7Carl E. King, Sr. on September 30, 1977, the couple was married 
8one year later; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Marilyn King attended Morehouse Elementary and 
10Bastrop Middle School; she subsequently moved to Chicago and 
11attended Chicago Vocational School, where she graduated in the 
12top 10 of her class; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Marilyn King was employed at the Chicago Board of 
14Education in the math department; she also worked as a grant 
15writer at Loyola University in Chicago and at Commonwealth 
16Edison; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Marilyn King loved the Lord and founded Christ 
18Community Church in 1987; she served as first lady of the 
19church and started the Women Ministries, Youth Church School, 
20and Adult Co-ed Bible study; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Marilyn King was preceded in death by Utah Mangum, 
2Victoria Wheeler, Diana Higginbotham, Ernest Young, and Paul 
3Garrett; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Marilyn King is survived by her husband; her 
5children, Marjalene, Anna, and Carl King, II; her grandson, 
6Stephen Kelly; her sister, Mardis Garette; and her many nieces, 
7nephews, and other family members; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
9NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
10we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of 
11Marilyn King; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Marilyn King as an expression of our 
14sympathy.