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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of Margaret Ruth Dorsey of Waukegan, who
4passed away on January 18, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Margaret Dorsey was born on September 25, 1924 in
6Florence, Alabama; her parents were George and Olivia
7Hollingsworth; she resided in North Chicago and Waukegan for 77
8years; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Margaret Dorsey retired from American Motors
10after 30 years of employment; after retiring, she became a
11certified manicurist; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Margaret Dorsey enjoyed fishing, rummage sales,
13cooking, casino trips, gardening, and spending time with her
14family; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Margaret Dorsey was preceded in death by her
16husband, James Dorsey, Sr.; her parents; her son, Doctor James
17Dorsey, Jr.; her daughter, Joan Winston; her brothers, George
18and Robert Hollingsworth; and her grandchildren, Yvonne
19Winston, Abray Dorsey, and Jocelyn Dorsey; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Margaret Dorsey is survived by her daughter,

 

 

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1Frances (Patrick) Tompkins; her sons, Curtis (Barbara) Dorsey
2and Marvin (Brenda) Dorsey; her brother, Fred Hollingsworth;
3her nieces, Brianne (Shawn) Rhyner and Arnita (Michael)
4Johnson; her nephews, Melvin (Catherine) Craigen and Alvin
5(Ernestine) Craigen; her grandchildren, Belinda, Patrick,
6Tinya, Jerine, Catherine, Barbara, Curtis II, Jamie, Derrick,
7Kelley, Tamara, and Khershuana; her 14 great-grandchildren; 13
8great-great-grandchildren; and her many other relatives and
9friends; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
11ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her
12family and friends, mourn the passing of Margaret Ruth Dorsey;
13and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to the family of Margaret Dorsey as an expression of
16our sympathy.