Full Text of SR0955 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 Jeanette Wright of Blue Island, who | 4 | | passed away on February 20, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jeanette Wright was born in Wetumpka, Alabama on | 6 | | August 8, 1922 to Doc Dixon and Irene Johnson; she was followed | 7 | | by younger siblings, Bernice and Charles Harry; she was | 8 | | educated in Pollard and Brewton, Alabama and married Paul | 9 | | Wright, Sr. on June 29, 1940 in Wetumpka, Alabama; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Jeanette Wright worked at various jobs to support | 11 | | her family; she returned to school later in life and became a | 12 | | licensed practical nurse; she worked for the Veterans Hospital, | 13 | | Lakeside in Chicago, retiring with almost 20 years of service; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jeanette Wright had a passion for reading and had | 16 | | a keen interest in local, national, and international politics; | 17 | | she was a member of Christ Temple Church in Robbins, and in | 18 | | 1994, she fulfilled a life-long dream by traveling to the Holy | 19 | | Land; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jeanette Wright was preceded in death by her | 21 | | parents; her husband of 67 years, Paul Wright, Sr.; and her |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jeanette Wright is survived by her daughters, | 3 | | Irene Wilkins, Margaret Wright, and Barbara Garrison; her sons, | 4 | | Gregory (JoAnn) Wright and Douglas (Patricia) Wright; her | 5 | | niece, Dorothy Jean Wells; her granddaughters, Tressa, | 6 | | Kimberly, Kylana, Paula, Nioke, Nina, Jacqueline, and | 7 | | Lynnette; her grandsons, David, Terrence, and Patrick; her | 8 | | great-grandchildren, DeAnthony, Lanesha, Mariyah, Jasmine, | 9 | | Jordan, Myrik, Niaya, Mykah, Bailey, Essence, and Jenesis; her | 10 | | brother-in-law, Joe Willie Morris; her sisters-in-law, | 11 | | Florence Ziegler, Lillie Wright, and Rosa Glover-Armstrong; | 12 | | and her numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and members | 13 | | of the Christ Temple Church Family; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Jeanette Wright, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Jeanette Wright as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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