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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
| 3 | | learn of the death of Genevieve Rockingham of North Chicago, |
| 4 | | who passed away on September 2, 2015; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Genevieve Rockingham was born on November 28, 1922 |
| 6 | | in Florence, Alabama; her parents were Sarah and William Gray; |
| 7 | | she married Leon Rockingham, Sr. in 1949; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Genevieve Rockingham accepted Christ at an early |
| 9 | | age and was a member of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in |
| 10 | | Florence; after graduating from Burrell High School, she moved |
| 11 | | with her mother to North Chicago in 1946 to join her other |
| 12 | | siblings who had previously migrated north; upon arriving in |
| 13 | | North Chicago, she became a faithful member of First Baptist |
| 14 | | Church in North Chicago under Pastor E. J. Coles; as a member |
| 15 | | for 70 years and one of the oldest members of First Baptist |
| 16 | | Church, she served in the Mission, the choir, the mother's |
| 17 | | board, Sunday school, and many other church programs throughout |
| 18 | | the years; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Genevieve Rockingham worked for a short time at |
| 20 | | the E.S.O. at Great Lakes; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Genevieve Rockingham was preceded in death by her |
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| 1 | | parents; her husband, Leon; her daughter-in-law, Gwendolyn |
| 2 | | Rockingham; and her 11 sisters and brothers, Annie, Theodore, |
| 3 | | Sylvia, Bill, Sarah, Alonzo, Pearline, Alsene, Joe Henry, |
| 4 | | Hattie May, and Jack; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Genevieve Rockingham is survived by her daughter, |
| 6 | | Nina Rockingham Tate; her son, North Chicago Mayor Leon |
| 7 | | Rockingham, Jr.; her grandchildren, Tameka (Sean) Wilson, Lea |
| 8 | | Rockingham, and Matthew Tate; her great-grandchildren, Brianna |
| 9 | | Rockingham and David, Terryn, and Cameron Wilson; and her many |
| 10 | | nephews, nieces, other relatives, and dear friends; therefore, |
| 11 | | be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her |
| 14 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Genevieve Rockingham; |
| 15 | | and be it further
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 17 | | presented to the family of Genevieve Rockingham as an |
| 18 | | expression of our sympathy.
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