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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of LaVerne |
4 | | Adrienne Bell, who passed away on September 26, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell was born on February 9, 1950 in |
6 | | Chicago; her parents were Rev. Walter Willis Jones and Mother |
7 | | Luida Mae Jones; and
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8 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell accepted Christ as her personal |
9 | | Savior at the age of 10 at Portland Street Church of God in |
10 | | Christ in Chicago Heights, where she sung as a soloist in the |
11 | | choir; she later worshiped faithfully at Faith Temple Church of |
12 | | God in Christ under the leadership of Pastor William H. |
13 | | Goldsberry in Chicago until her mother passing, at which time |
14 | | she began worshiping at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in |
15 | | Harvey; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell attended Garfield Elementary School, |
17 | | Washington Junior High School, and Bloom Trail High School in |
18 | | Chicago Heights; she later attended Thornton Community College |
19 | | in South Holland; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell worked at Inland Steel in Chicago |
21 | | Heights, Andrew Electrical in Orland Park, and the Universal |
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1 | | Brush Company in Markham; she also had a great passion for |
2 | | cooking and spent many years as a chef at Gino's Steakhouse in |
3 | | Harvey and as a manager at the House of Pizza in Dolton; and |
4 | | WHEREAS, After her retirement, LaVerne Bell continued to |
5 | | serve her community as an election judge with the Cook County |
6 | | Board of Elections for many years and as a volunteer work at |
7 | | Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey for over 15 years; she |
8 | | received numerous awards for her hard work and dedication; she |
9 | | also volunteered as a mentor through the American Cancer |
10 | | Society, where she guided and encouraged those recovering from |
11 | | breast cancer, participated in the Annual Daffodil Program, and |
12 | | took part in various breast cancer awareness walks and runs; |
13 | | and
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14 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell is survived by her daughter, Shavelle |
15 | | Danae Bell; her brother, Walter W. Jones, Jr. (Denitra); her |
16 | | sister, Audrey McClellon; her many nephews and nieces; her |
17 | | caretaker, Kenneth Lamar Holmes; her many cousins; her |
18 | | goddaughters and godson; her co-workers; her many friends; and |
19 | | her Yorkie, Sasja; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell was preceded in death by her parents; |
21 | | her sister, Rose; her brother; her son, Milo II; and her |
22 | | sister-in-law, Annie Lee Bell; therefore, be it
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1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
3 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of |
4 | | LaVerne Adrienne Bell; and be it further
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5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
6 | | presented to the family of LaVerne Bell as an expression of our |
7 | | sympathy.
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