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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Goldie Mae Hardy of Chicago, who passed |
| 4 | | away on August 28, 2013; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was born in Arp, Texas on November |
| 6 | | 19, 1919 to Reverend Luke and Rosie (nee Davenport) Wade; she |
| 7 | | graduated from Arp High School and attended Wiley College in |
| 8 | | Marshall, Texas; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy relocated to California in the 1940s |
| 10 | | and worked as a professional model; she married Spencer |
| 11 | | Talafaro Hardy, III and they settled in Chicago in 1951; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy began working for the Chicago Board |
| 13 | | of Education as a teacher's
assistant in the Head Start Child |
| 14 | | Development Program in October of 1968
and worked in the |
| 15 | | program for 36 years; she received numerous awards and
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| 16 | | certificates of accomplishments from the Board of Education and |
| 17 | | received a
proclamation from the Board at the time of her |
| 18 | | retirement in 2004 for faithful
service and dedication to the |
| 19 | | Chicago Public School System; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was an excellent cook, an avid |
| 21 | | fisherman, a mean "bid whist" player, and
she completely amazed |
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| 1 | | everyone with her flexibility and grace on the dance floor
well |
| 2 | | into her mid 80s; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was preceded in death by her parents; |
| 4 | | her husband, Spencer T. Hardy III; and her
siblings, Samuel |
| 5 | | "Billie" Wade, Luther Wade, Archie Wade, M C. "Tex" Wade,
Hosie |
| 6 | | Wade, Louise (nee Wade) Wright, and June (nee Wade) Hendrix; |
| 7 | | and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy is survived by her siblings, Lorraine |
| 9 | | (nee Wade) Ross, Doris (nee Wade) Major,
Chester Wade (Margie), |
| 10 | | Wiliie George Wade, and Jane (nee Wade)
Miller (CJ); her |
| 11 | | children, Spencer Talafaro
Hardy IV, Judge La Quietta J. |
| 12 | | Hardy-Campbell (James),
and Debra Barnard Koonce (Melvin); |
| 13 | | grandchildren
Latonia Hardy, Ray Hardy, Dionne Morgan |
| 14 | | (Addison, III),
Lori Hardy, and Chanel Barnard; |
| 15 | | great-grandchildren,
Dominique, Jaquan, Charlisa, Addison J., |
| 16 | | Martese,
Jabarre, Zion, Chantrell, Reagan, and Sanerra; |
| 17 | | great-great-grandchildren. Brooklyn and Journee; and a host of
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| 18 | | nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren, relatives, and friends; |
| 19 | | therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Goldie Mae Hardy, and extend our sincere condolences to her |
| 23 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |