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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to 
3learn of the death of Mary Ann Edwards, who passed away on 
4December 5, 2016; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Mary Edwards was born in Alligator, Mississippi to 
6Beulah Suber and Charles Edwards on December 27, 1935; after 
7the sudden death of
her mother at the age eight,  she moved to 
8Memphis, Tennessee, where she was raised by her Aunt Laura and 
9Uncle Ransom Suber; she
graduated from Douglass Community High 
10School in 1953 and
attended LeMoyne-Owen College before moving 
11to
Chicago; she married Robert L. Woods at Kelly United 
12Methodist Church in Chicago on October 24, 1959; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Mary Edwards and her family moved to Markham in 
14October of 1970 and joined the Community Mennonite Church, 
15where they served in various capacities for over 40 years; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Mary Edwards worked at CARC/Envision from October 
17of 1969 to
April of 2002, serving adults with special needs; 
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, Mary Edwards was very active
in her community; she 
20served in many organizations, including
the CMC Board, the CMC 
21Day Care Board, and the Wilshire Block Club; she
was a Trustee 
 
 
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1of the Markham Public Library Board and was an
active member of 
2the Markham Senior Citizen Club, the Midwest
Royal Dollies Red 
3Hats Society, and the OAK Senior Citizens
Club; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Mary Edwards was preceded in
death by her parents 
5and her husband, Robert; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Mary Edwards is survived by her daughters, Mona 
7and Susan; her granddaughter,
Maya; her cousin, Ethel Johnson; 
8her sister-in-law,
Jake Ella Woods; her two oldest friends,

9Victoria Hunter, and Opal Gill; and many nieces, nephews, 
10relatives, and
friends; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
12ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
13Mary Ann Edwards, and extend our sincere condolences to her 
14family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
15further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to  the family of  Mary Edwards as an expression of our 
18deepest sympathy.