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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 passing of Joyce |
| 4 | | Marie Haywood Ewell, who passed away on April 4, 2016; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Ewell was born on September 29, 1932; her |
| 6 | | parents were Anthony Rudolph Haywood and Inez Baker Haywood; |
| 7 | | she married Raymond Whitney Ewell on September 14, 1953; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Ewell was raised in Chicago, attended McCosh |
| 9 | | Elementary School, and graduated from Englewood High School in |
| 10 | | 1950; she continued to pursue her education and received a |
| 11 | | bachelor's degree in education from Chicago Teachers College in |
| 12 | | 1960 and a master's degree from DePaul University in 1969; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Ewell was a member of St. Edmunds Episcopal |
| 14 | | Church; she later became a devoted member and lay minister of |
| 15 | | Messiah-St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, where she served as |
| 16 | | the first female Senior Warden; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Ewell started her teaching career at the |
| 18 | | Chicago Public Schools; she later worked with the City Colleges |
| 19 | | of Chicago, where she advanced to the position of |
| 20 | | Vice-President of Olive Harvey College, and continued to teach |
| 21 | | at Malcolm X College until she retired in 2000; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Ewell was a faithful member of Alpha Kappa |
| 2 | | Alpha Sorority Inc., Theta Omega Chapter; she also was a member |
| 3 | | of the Woodlawn Organization and the Women of S.I.C.K.; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Ewell loved to travel, hang out with her |
| 5 | | friends in Acapulco, Mexico and Union Pier, Michigan, and visit |
| 6 | | her family in Denver, Colorado; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Ewell was preceded in death by her parents |
| 8 | | and her younger sister, Jean Haywood Byrd; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Joyce Ewell is survived by her sons, Raymond, Marc |
| 10 | | Whitney, and Raymond Anthony "Tony"; her grandsons, Kendal, |
| 11 | | Cameron, Kareim, Marc Jr., and Ray; her great-grandson, Silas; |
| 12 | | her niece, Lynette Byrd Norman; her step-sister, Carolyn |
| 13 | | Haywood Lee; and her many other relatives and friends; |
| 14 | | therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we, along with all who knew and loved her, mourn the passing of |
| 18 | | Joyce Marie Haywood Ewell and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 19 | | her family and friends; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |