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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Robbie Louise (Rodgers) Curry, who
4passed away on January 27, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Louise Curry was born to Bob and Ethel Mae
6Rodgers in Oxford, Mississippi on July 19, 1935; she was a
7member of the Oxford 4-H Club and worked at Butch's Cafe as a
8teenager; she graduated from Oxford Training School in 1955;
9she completed the nursing program at Mississippi Valley State
10University in Vicksburg, Mississippi; she married Leroy Curry
11in Oxford on September 24, 1957, and they moved to Chicago; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Louise Curry worked as a licensed practical nurse
13at Cook County Hospital, and she soon after became a licensed
14cosmetologist; her nursing career spanned over 50 years, with
15over 30 years of service with the Veterans Health
16Administration (VA) hospitals; during her career, she received
17many awards and commendations for her outstanding service; she
18retired from the Westside VA Hospital in 1997; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Louise Curry belonged to a number of clubs and
20civic organizations, including the Oxford Club, which provided
21social connection and support for former Oxford, Mississippi
22residents who migrated to Chicago, and the Alpha Chi Pi Omega

 

 

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1Sorority for Cosmetology; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Louise Curry committed to her faith at an early
3age at St. Paul Methodist Church; she was a member of Atonement
4Church since 1965, where she became a mother and grandmother
5figure to many through her heart of gold, fierceness, and
6compassion; she also held many leadership positions within the
7church; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Louise Curry was a big sister, a mother, an aunt,
9a cousin, and a grandmother; she enjoyed sitting on her front
10porch, soaking in the sun while chit-chatting with neighbors
11and watching the cars pass; she also enjoyed long, daily
12conversations with family and friends, playing cards,
13completing crossword puzzles, traveling, and encouraging her
14daughters and granddaughter; she will be remembered for her
15kindness, service, generosity, and never-ending strength; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Louise Curry was preceded in death by her
17husband, Leroy Curry; her parents; and five siblings; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Louise Curry is survived by her daughters,
19Rochelle Teresita, Yolanda Yvette, and Cassandra Lea; her
20granddaughter, Bailey Louise; her brother, Leonard David; her
21sister, Octavia Aislee; her goddaughter, Miracle Hunt; her
22very close and special friends, Yvonne Taylor Wormsby and Mary

 

 

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1Helen Anderson; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; and a
2host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives, and friends;
3therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
5ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
6Robbie Louise (Rodgers) Curry 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 Louise Curry as an expression of our
11deepest sympathy.