Full Text of SR1219 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Doritha Davis, who passed away on August | 4 | | 25, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis was born on December 28, 1947; her | 6 | | parents were William and Eula Mae Miller; she married Raymond | 7 | | Davis; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis professed a faith in Christ at an | 9 | | early age and joined St. Michael's Church in Chicago; she later | 10 | | joined Antioch Missionary Baptist Church; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis graduated from Crane High School in | 12 | | Chicago; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis was employed with the Chicago | 14 | | Transit Authority until her retirement after 27 years of | 15 | | service; after retiring, she worked for the Salem Christian | 16 | | Academy, Chicago State University, and Coach USA; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis was a singer with the Thompson | 18 | | Community Singers from 1968 to 1973; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis was preceded in death by her parents |
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| 1 | | and 4 siblings, Edward, Roylee, Ronald, and Diane; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Doritha Davis is survived by a daughter, Loretha | 3 | | Davis; 2 extended daughters, Tanya Morgan and Aquanetta | 4 | | Williams; 2 sisters, Yvonne Davis (Chicago) and Diane Powell | 5 | | Davis (Ronnie); an extended sister, Mae Johnson; an aunt, Hazel | 6 | | L. Miller; a special cousin, Rose Dantzler; a goddaughter, | 7 | | Cecelia Larson; 7 nephews, Tyreese, Ronnie, Kavaree, Derrick, | 8 | | Tyrone, Jerome, and Anthony; 3 nieces, Babsy, Lavetta, and | 9 | | Bettina; many extended nieces and nephews, great-great nieces | 10 | | and great-great nephews, cousins, church family, and friends; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 14 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Doritha Davis; and be | 15 | | it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Doritha Davis as an expression of | 18 | | our sympathy.
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