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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Dorothy
4Jean Robinson, who passed away on October 3, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson was born in Altheimer, Arkansas
6to Floyd and Lunicy (Kellum) Thomas on January 13, 1940; she
7was born with the name Vivian but at some point became known to
8all as Dorothy; she graduated from Altheimer High School in
91959 and married James Robinson in 1961; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson attended the United States
11Postal Inspection Service Academy and became a postal police
12officer in Chicago; she retired in 1998; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson was affectionately known by many
14names, including Ma, Mother, Aunt Dorothy, Grama, Gi-Gi, Dot,
15Miss Rob, and Miss Dorothy; she enjoyed spending time with her
16family, bowling, fishing, shopping, playing pinochle, making
17slot machines ring, and her Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs; she
18was often described as a sweet lady and was called the candy
19lady at the facility where she had dialysis for 15 years; she
20would bring candy and sometimes crackers and sandwiches to the
21other dialysis patients; she also loved to sew and was a
22skilled no-pattern seamstress; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson was preceded in death by her
2children, James and Vicky; her parents; her sister and
3brother-in-law, Clotier and Ural "Ned" Jones Sr.; her brother,
4Floyd Thomas Jr.; her sister, Lee Etta Robinson; her stepson,
5Harold Robinson; and her brother-in-law, Isaiah Hoskins; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dorothy Robinson is survived by her son, Timothy
7(Linda) Kyles Sr.; her daughters, Glenda (Nicholas) Bridges,
8Regina Robinson, and Vivian Gilmore; her niece who she raised
9as her daughter, Gwynn Thomas; her "other son", Darryl (Sherri)
10Mayhorn; her stepdaughter, Diane (Otis) Petty; her sisters,
11Alvernist Hoskins and Mable Thomas; her brother, Roosevelt
12"Bob" (Wardell) Thomas; her sisters-in-law, Ardelia Thomas,
13Dorothy Phillips, Earleen (Walter) Philmon, and Pamela (Sam)
14Turner; her grandchildren, Samantha Kyles, Timothy "TJ" (Dina)
15Kyles Jr., Zachary Kyles, Zaria Gilmore, and Allison Bridges;
16her great-grandchildren, Ariana, Zayden, Gabriella, Ezra,
17Avamarie, Zander, and Timothy Kyles III; and numerous nieces,
18nephews, and family friends; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21we mourn the passing of Dorothy Jean Robinson and extend our
22sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew
23and loved her; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to the family of Dorothy Robinson as an expression of
3our deepest sympathy.