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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of  Carol 
4Mitchell of Tamms, who passed away on December 7, 2012; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell was born on March 6, 1949, in 
6Cairo, Illinois; she was the daughter of George and Mary Croft; 
7she married Warren "Buddy" Mitchell on January 6, 1969; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell served as Mayor of Tamms for 3 
9terms up until the week before her passing; she served as a 
10rural mail carrier serving the Tamms area for 31 years; she and 
11her husband also owned and operated Mitchells' Barbeque and 
12Catering; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell was raised in Evangelical and 
14Reformed Church in Tamms and was attending Villa Ridge Union 
15Church at the time of her passing; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell was preceded in death by her 
17parents; her brother, George Croft; and her sister, Anne 
18Blackward; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell is survived by her husband, Buddy; 
20her daughter, Tricia Mitchell Heppe (Michael); her son, David 
 
 
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1Warren Mitchell (Pam); her grandchildren, Lucus 
2Mitchell-McNulty, Megan McNulty, Brittney Mitchell, Alexandria 
3Mitchell, David Mitchell Jr., and Nicolas Mitchell; her 
4great-grandson, Tyson Webb; her stepfather, Charles "Chick" 
5Hood; her sister, Sherry (Bruce) Vick; her brother, Dennis 
6(Dianna) Croft; her brother-in-law, Herman Blackward; her 
7nieces and nephews, Renee Brown, Michael Shannon Croft, Tim 
8Vick, Todd Vick, Angie Arnold, Liz Melton, Jeff Blackward, and 
9Nathan Blackward; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Reagan, 
10Chris, Caleb, Hayden, Emma, Jeremiah, Mary, Catherine, 
11Jessica, Austin, and Alexis; and her many other loved ones and 
12friends; therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
15we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of 
16Carol Mitchell; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the family of Carol Mitchell as an expression of 
19our sympathy.