Full Text of SR1484 99th 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 Kathleen Steverson "Kathy" Cowan, who | 4 | | passed away on January 19, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kathleen Cowan was born in Chicago to Joseph and | 6 | | Juanita Drayton
on February 3, 1947; she attended Chicago | 7 | | Public Schools and received her nursing degree from Malcom X | 8 | | School of Nursing in 1974; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Kathleen Cowan worked in different healthcare | 10 | | facilities for 32 years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Kathleen Cowan was a member of St. Michael | 12 | | Missionary Baptist Church; she enjoyed sewing, decorating, | 13 | | traveling, and watching old movies; she was known for always | 14 | | loving and encouraging her kids and grandkids; she was | 15 | | affectionately known by her great-grandchildren as "Na Na"; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Kathleen Cowan was preceded in death by her | 17 | | husband of 68 years, Fred Cowan; her father, Joseph; her | 18 | | stepdad, Johnny Turner; and her daughter, Cherise; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Kathleen Cowan is survived by her beloved and | 20 | | devoted mother, Juanita Gibson; her daughter and best friend, |
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| 1 | | Michelle (Hosea) Drayton;
her daughters, Sasheen and Yasmin | 2 | | (Richard); her 3 sons, Michael (Danielle), Eugene, and Devin; | 3 | | her 13 grandchildren, Iesha,
Anthony, Kylan, Khali, Raven, | 4 | | Mykal, Morgan, Mason, Ryan,
Malichi, Mariah, Chase, and Carter; | 5 | | her 4 great-grandchildren, Richard, Jeremiah, Heaven, and | 6 | | Sashae; her sister, Betty
Henderson; her niece, Sherondra; her | 7 | | nephew, Nicholas; her 2 aunts; her 3 uncles; and a host of | 8 | | cousins and friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 | | Kathleen Steverson "Kathy" Cowan, and extend our sincere | 12 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 13 | | her; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Kathleen Cowan as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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