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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Chicago Alderman JoAnn Thompson, who 
4passed away on February 9, 2015; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, JoAnn Thompson was born in Chicago on September 
618, 1956 to Exlean Gosa and Thomas Fowler; she married Joseph 
7"Ricky" Thompson; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, JoAnn Thompson joined the Cook County Sheriff's 
9Department in 1995 and worked her way up the ranks to 
10Lieutenant; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, JoAnn Thompson was inaugurated as the 54th 
12Alderman of the 16th Ward on May 21, 2007; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, JoAnn Thompson was preceded in death by her 
14husband, Joseph; her parents; and her sisters, Naomi Mayfield, 
15Kitty Mae Ware, and LaRose Ellis; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, JoAnn Thompson is survived by her son, Joseph; her 
17daughters, Melanie and Latrece; her grandchildren, DeVonte 
18Thompson, Jessica Gines, Jerrika Gines, Ernest Gibson, and 
19Maiyah Carlo; her step-father, Birdsee Gosa; her brother, 
20Alfred Ellis; her sisters, Elaine Poole, Janette Henderson 
 
 
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1(Rev. Clifford Henderson) and Clemteen Hunt; her aunt; and a 
2host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, colleagues; and her 
316th Ward family; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
6Chicago Alderman JoAnn Thompson, and extend our sincere 
7condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
8her; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the family of JoAnn Thompson as an expression of 
11our deepest sympathy.