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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 Bettye |
| 4 | | Jeanette Hathaway Rivers; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers was born on May 29, 1933 in Chicago; |
| 6 | | her parents were Quinella and Walter Hathaway; she married |
| 7 | | Grady Alexander Rivers, Sr. on December 18, 1956; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers attended and graduated from |
| 9 | | Washington Elementary and Proviso East High School in Maywood; |
| 10 | | while in school, she was a participant in many cross country |
| 11 | | races and other sports; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, Bettye Rivers was employed at |
| 13 | | Chulock's Drug Store and the GTE Automatic Electric Company, |
| 14 | | where she worked until her retirement; she also sponsored the |
| 15 | | young people's choir at Second Baptist Church and was noted for |
| 16 | | her attendance at all Proviso East High School Sports events, |
| 17 | | especially basketball; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers faithfully attended the Second |
| 19 | | Baptist Church and served as a Junior Choir member, a Gospel |
| 20 | | Choir member, BYPU, Kitchen Committee member, and Choir |
| 21 | | Sponsor; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers was preceded in death by her |
| 2 | | parents; 4 sisters, Mabel, Lucille, Colleen, and Bernice; and a |
| 3 | | brother, Walter (Watson) Hathaway; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers is survived by 2 sons, Grady |
| 5 | | (Glenda) Alexander and Glenn (Kris) Anton; 8 grandchildren, |
| 6 | | Jeremiah, Callie, Glynis, Austin, Spencer, Gaylen, Adam, and |
| 7 | | Patrick; a sister, Gwen Franklin; 3 sisters-in-law, Marcia, |
| 8 | | Alice, and Ouida; a brother-in-law, James (Patsy) Brewer; her |
| 9 | | many nieces, nephews, and cousins; her special friends, |
| 10 | | Jeanette Rembert, the Burton sisters, Mildred Sykes, and many |
| 11 | | more; and her beloved Second Baptist Church family; therefore, |
| 12 | | be it
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| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 15 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of |
| 16 | | Bettye Jeanette Hathaway Rivers; and be it further
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 18 | | presented to the family of Bettye Rivers as an expression of |
| 19 | | our sympathy.
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