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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Deirdre Marie Clayton, who passed away
4on January 2, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Deirdre Clayton married Charles Clayton at
6Trinity Episcopal Church in Chicago on September 2, 1978; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Deirdre Clayton was committed to her faith; she
8was baptized and confirmed at Atonement Episcopal Church in
9Washington, D.C.; she later attended Trinity Episcopal Church
10in Chicago, where she served as Sunday school superintendent;
11alongside her family, she transferred to St. Edmund's
12Episcopal Church in Chicago, where she served as the high
13school Sunday school teacher; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Alongside her husband, Deirdre Clayton eventually
15transferred to the Church of the Holy Family in Park Forest,
16where she was an active part of community outreach,
17coordinating health fairs, Halloween parties, and spaghetti
18dinners for the community; she also helped coordinate the
19church's annual participation in the Park Forest Youth Day;
20she and her husband hosted their 40th wedding anniversary
21party at the church as a fundraiser, raising more than $3,000;
22and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In her later years, Deirdre Clayton was active
2with her sorority in the Joliet Area/South Suburban Alumnae
3Chapter and rekindled her friendships with Sorors from Zeta
4Chi; she also joined the Provident Women's Auxiliary to help
5at Provident Hospital; and
 
6    WHEREAS, After retirement, Deirdre Clayton and her husband
7took stepping classes, traveled to Cuba, and saw every
8musical, play, and concert in town with their friends and
9family; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Deirdre Clayton was preceded in death by her
11father, Raymond Ward; her mother, Dolores; and her brother,
12Raymond (Scott) Jr.; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Deirdre Clayton is survived by her husband,
14Charles Clayton Sr.; her son, Charles (Crystal) Clayton Jr.;
15her daughter, Christina; her nieces, Courtney (Donald) Corbin,
16Angie (Ben) Gardner, and Danielle Clayton; her nephews, George
17(Valerie) Edmondson Jr., Lewis Powell, and Scott (Nicole)
18Hall; her first cousins, Anton Welsh and Eva Jean McRae; her
19sisters-in-law, Belinda Ward and Pam Edmondson; a host of
20cousins; and her many friends; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
2Deirdre Marie Clayton and extend our sincere condolences to
3her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to the family of Deirdre Clayton as an expression of
7our deepest sympathy.