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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with regret of the death of Agatha Simmonds of North
4 Chicago on Saturday, January 21, 2006; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mrs. Simmonds was born on July 9, 1903 in St.
6 Catherine, Jamaica; she migrated to the United States in 1981;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mrs. Simmonds was a member of Living Faith United
9 Methodist Church; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mrs. Simmonds was blessed with a long life that
11 was filled with love; at the time of her death, she was 102
12 years old; and
 
13     WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by three sons, three
14 daughters, and a great-grandson; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The passing of Agatha Simmonds has been deeply
16 felt by many, especially her daughters, Victoria (Cecil)
17 Rodney, Florida Levy, and Cacheta Francis; her son, Donald
18 Francis; her grandchildren, Sandra (Joseph) Sproul, Patrick
19 Menzie, Lelcent (Stephane) Menzie, Derrick (Pamela) Francis,
20 Novia (Eric) Hewitt, Opal Francis, Novlette and Ryan Francis,
21 Caroline Francis, and Lakeisha and Lateisha Gooden; her
22 twenty-three great-grandchildren; her ten great-grandchildren;
23 and a host of other relatives and friends; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
26 Agatha Simmonds, and we extend our sincerest condolences to her
27 family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
28 further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
3 sympathy for their loss.