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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Tarshwa 
4Renee Carter, who passed away on March 11, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Tarshwa Carter was  born to Jacob M. and Priscilla 
6E. Cooper on June 7, 1969; at the age of 6, she joined 
7Cathedral of Joy Baptist Church; she graduated from Thornridge 
8High School in 1987, where she sang in the high school chorale 
9and  was an all-star athlete, honor roll student, and a member 
10of the National Honor Society; she received a full Motorola 
11Engineering Scholarship and graduated from the Illinois 
12Institute of Technology in 1991; she married Kevin Carter in 
131995; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Tarshwa Carter was an award-winning 
15pharmaceutical sales representative for GlaxoSmithKline for 
16over 10 years; she won several President Club Awards and was 
17inducted into the GSK
Sales Hall of Fame;  she and her husband  
18opened Griswold Home Care in 2012, which provides services for 
19homebound seniors; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Tarshwa Carter enjoyed cooking, family vacations, 
21running, music, and entertaining family and friends; she and 
22her husband were members of Christian Life Center in Tinley 
 
 
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1Park, where they were Elders; and
  
 
  
2    WHEREAS, Tarshwa Carter is survived by her husband, best 
3friend, and love of her life, Kevin;
her two beautiful 
4children, Kristen Maya Nicole and Kevin Tyler; her mother, 
5Priscilla; her twin sister,
Tonya (John); her brother, Jacob 
6Jr. (Joy); her parents-in-love, Pastors Melvin and Bettye 
7Carter;
and a host of aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and 
8family and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
10NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
11mourn the passing of Tarshwa Renee Carter, and extend our 
12sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew 
13and loved her; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Tarshwa Carter as an expression of 
16our deepest sympathy.