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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of  Iberia 
4Beatrice Hampton, who passed away on October 16, 2016 at the 
5age of 94; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton was born on February 5, 1922 in 
7Haynesville, Louisiana; her parents were Elihue and Lizzie 
8White; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, In the 1930s, Iberia Hampton and her husband moved 
10to the Chicago area to find better job opportunities; she 
11stayed home to care for their children while her husband worked 
12at the Corn Products Refining Company in Argo; in 1958, they 
13moved to Maywood; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton began working at Corn Products in 
151956 in a quality control position; while there, she served as 
16a union steward, which helped to inspire her children to make 
17the world a better place; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton's kitchen on the 800 block of South 
1917th Avenue in Maywood was often the scene of philosophical and 
20strategic political conversations, especially after the 
21assassination of her son Fred on December 4, 1969; she would 
 
 
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1serve many meals to the activists, entertainers, politicians, 
2and everyday people who visited her home; she and her family 
3also produced a list of "progressive people running for office" 
4in the community, so that area voters could "select who they 
5thought were best fit for office"; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Iberia Hampton will be dearly missed by all who 
7knew and loved her; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
9NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
10we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of 
11Iberia Beatrice Hampton; and be it further
  
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Iberia Hampton as an expression of 
14our sympathy.