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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Beatrice Idleburg of Zion, who passed 
4away on March 2, 2024; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Beatrice Idleburg was born to John Andrews and 
6Gladys Dailey in Moss Point, Mississippi on September 19, 
71937; she previously lived in Norcross, Georgia; she graduated 
8from high school in Chicago; she married John D. Idleburg Sr. 
9in Mound Bayou, Mississippi; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Before her retirement, Beatrice Idleburg worked 
11at Sunset Foods in Lake Forest; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Beatrice Idleburg attended Ebenezer Baptist 
13Church in Zion, where she was a member of the Mother's Board; 
14she was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Beatrice Idleburg was preceded in death by her 
16husband; her daughter, Cheryl Thomas; her parents; her 
17sisters, Helen McDay, Patricia Reed, and Elizabeth Andrews; 
18and her brothers, John Andrews and Leon Lee Dailey; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Beatrice Idleburg is survived by her children, 
20John D. (Pamela) Idleburg Jr., Diane Reed, Donald Idleburg, 
 
 
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1Leonard Idleburg, Nancy Collins, and Christopher Hughes; 24 
2grandchildren; 71 great-grandchildren; seven 
3great-great-grandchildren; her siblings, Maggie Tyler, 
4Geraldine Dailey, Henry Andrews, and Rev. James R. Andrews; 
5and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and 
6friends; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
8ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
9Beatrice Idleburg and extend our sincere condolences to her 
10family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it 
11further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
13presented to the family of Beatrice Idleburg as an expression 
14of our deepest sympathy.