SR0606 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Lucille Vance Gregory Butler of Chicago, who passed away on April 20, 2011; and

WHEREAS, She was born on March 5, 1925 in Shorter, Alabama to the union of Willie and Lucille Vance; she attended the historic Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama for elementary school; she accepted Christ at an early age; and

WHEREAS, She married Solomon Gregory in 1942 and he preceded her in death; she married Tom Butler in 1988 and he also preceded her in death; she moved to Chicago in 1954 and worked at various jobs, including Curtis' Candy, selling clothes, housekeeping, baby sitting, and retired from Central YMCA College; and

WHEREAS, She was a faithful member of Beersheba Missionary Baptist Church, leading programs such as the annual Women's Day and the Old Landmark services; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husbands; her daughter, Marion; and her siblings, Willie Vance Jr., Phillip Vance, and Viola Vance Gregory; and

WHEREAS, Lucille Butler is survived by her daughters, Belinda Criss and Deloris (Lamont) Malcome; her son, Anthony (Rachel) Gregory Sr.; her brother, Reverend James Henry (Brenda) Vance; her sisters, Johnny Mae Cotton and Evelyn Burton; her aunt, Dorothy Sanders; her grandchildren, James, Curtis, Marion, Anthony Jr., Kenneth, and Stephen; her great-grandchildren, Naeemah, Montarius, Jada, Alijah, Jakayda, Lia, and Curtis Jr.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, Godchildren, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Lucille Butler; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Lucille Butler as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.