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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
3 | | to learn of the death of Mother Elizabeth McDaniel of |
4 | | Springfield, who passed away on April 3, 2023 at the age of |
5 | | 102; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel was born in Harvey to Charles and |
7 | | Nancy Wheeler on October 20, 1920; she graduated from high |
8 | | school and earned a certification in nursing from Lincoln Land |
9 | | Community College; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel spent most of her career as a |
11 | | licensed practical nurse, home nurse, social worker, and |
12 | | foster parent; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel strongly believed in her family, |
14 | | her career, her faith, and her community and was passionately |
15 | | active in each of them; some of her accomplishments and awards |
16 | | include two NAACP Awards and official proclamations from State |
17 | | Rep. Sue Scherer for her outstanding work and dedication to |
18 | | the children of the community; she also received an official |
19 | | proclamation and dedication by Mayor Langfelder naming, |
20 | | Sunday, October 18, 2020 "Mother Elizabeth McDaniel Day"; she |
21 | | was recently inducted into the 2023 Legacy Circle of the |
22 | | International Department Of The Church Of God In Christ; and |
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1 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel enjoyed knitting, watching golf, |
2 | | following the Chicago Bulls, and taking care of children; she |
3 | | had a green thumb for gardening; she loved her family and |
4 | | friends and instilled good values in her children and |
5 | | grandchildren that have served them well, but most of all, her |
6 | | greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and |
7 | | having an active role in their lives; she was a caring woman |
8 | | who spent most of her life thinking about others; she was an |
9 | | active foster grandparent, served the youth of the community, |
10 | | volunteered with the Red Cross and the disaster relief |
11 | | program, and was active in numerous bowling leagues; she |
12 | | always surrounded herself with her friends and family, which |
13 | | is where she felt most comfortable and loved; everyone who |
14 | | knew her experienced her big heart and giving nature; and |
15 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel was member of Greater All Nation |
16 | | Tabernacle and was a member of the Super Senior Dance Team; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel was preceded in death by her |
18 | | parents; her husband, Leroy McDaniel; and her siblings, |
19 | | Howard, Richard, Rena, Dorothy, Mabel, June, Ada, Elene, |
20 | | William, Harry, John, and Charles Wheeler Jr.; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Mother McDaniel is survived by her children, |
22 | | Charles Howard Caesar Sr. and Jeremiah Shaeffer; her |
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1 | | Goddaughter, Sheila Wills; her grandchildren, Charles H. |
2 | | Caesar Jr., Dewayne Caesar, and Dohnell Caesar; her |
3 | | granddaughter, Chaquita (Deandrea) Wiley and Charles Caesar |
4 | | III; her great-great-grandchildren, Christcheon Taylor Jr. and |
5 | | Ava Joy E. Wiley; her nieces and nephews, Sheryl Wheeler, Tina |
6 | | Lathan, Barbara and Donna Jackson, Ronny Curry, Clifford |
7 | | Gatewood, and Richard Wheeler Jr., and numerous other family |
8 | | and friends; therefore, be it
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9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
11 | | Mother Elizabeth McDaniel and extend our sincere condolences |
12 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be |
13 | | it further
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14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
15 | | presented to the family of Mother McDaniel as an expression of |
16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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