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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the  death of Aritha
 4    Mallory on Wednesday, January 8, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mrs. Mallory  was  born  on  July  31,  1928  in
 6    Shelman, Georgia to the late James and Carrie Wilson; shortly
 7    after  her  birth, the family moved to Jacksonville, Florida;
 8    and

 9        WHEREAS, Mrs. Mallory attended  Lavia  Elementary  School
10    and  graduated from Staton High School, both in Jacksonville,
11    Florida; in 1953, she moved  to  Maywood  where  she  married
12    Clarence Mallory Sr.; and

13        WHEREAS, Mrs. Mallory was an active church member from an
14    early   age,   first   at   Mount  Olive  Baptist  Church  in
15    Jacksonville, Florida, and then at Second Baptist  Church  in
16    Maywood  where  she  served  as president of the Senior Usher
17    Board; and

18        WHEREAS, Mrs. Mallory worked for Automatic Electric as an
19    electrical inspector; she retired after 14 years of  service;
20    and

21        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Mallory  will  be remembered as a loving,
22    caring, generous, and affectionate  person;  she  was  called
23    "Sweet"  by her family, because of her gentle-hearted spirit,
24    and "Rita" by her co-workers; she  enjoyed  cooking  for  her
25    family  and  friends  and  inviting others to dinner; she was
26    very family oriented; and

27        WHEREAS, One of Mrs. Mallory's greatest joys was to  cook
28    for  her  grandchildren  who  were  very  special to her; she
29    enjoyed her time with them and she also loved to dance; and

30        WHEREAS, The passing of  Aritha  Mallory  has  been  felt
 
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 1    deeply  by  many  people,  especially  her  husband, Clarence
 2    Mallory Sr.; her sister, Catherine Bing; her daughters, Betty
 3    Jackson, Linda (Joe) Brown,  and  Sandra  Mallory;  her  son,
 4    Clarence  Jr.  (Charlotte); her sister-in-law, Marie Woodson;
 5    her aunts, Aretta Smith, Elevira Smith, and Josephine  Smith;
 6    her  16  grandchildren;  her  20 great-grandchildren; her two
 7    great-great-grandchildren; and a host of family and  friends;
 8    therefore, be it

 9        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
10    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
11    of  Aritha  Mallory  and  offer  our  deepest sympathy to her
12    family and friends; and be it further

13        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
14    presented  to the family of Aritha Mallory with our sincerest
15    condolences.