Full Text of SR0153 97th 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 Zelma Marble Sims Parker of Waukegan, who | 4 | | passed away on March 17, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born August 6, 1947 in Waukegan, to the | 6 | | late Essie Mae Glover-Duty and Melvin Sims Sr.; she accepted | 7 | | Christ at an early age and was baptized at the Shiloh Baptist | 8 | | Church of Waukegan; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, She received her education through the North | 10 | | Chicago Public School System; she worked at various places, | 11 | | including Abbott Laboratories, and provided in-home Child | 12 | | Care; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In August of 1996, she married Rodney Parker; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; | 15 | | grandparents; a sister, Gloria Duty Woods; several aunts; | 16 | | uncles; and cousins; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Zelma Parker is survived by her loving and devoted | 18 | | husband, Rodney Parker; her daughter, Valerie (Mark) Carter; | 19 | | one granddaughter, Candace Carter; her stepson, Rodney Parker | 20 | | Jr.; her stepdaughter, Sytoria Parker; her step-grandson, |
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| 1 | | A'yonn Parker; her sisters, Francine Duty-Jones and Patricia | 2 | | (Jarrett) Taylor; her brother, Melvin (Krista) Sims; her | 3 | | mother-in-law, Eddie Mae Parker; her sisters-in-law, Ida | 4 | | Cowin, Willie Jean Tilton, and Sabrina Parker; her | 5 | | brothers-in-law, James Woods and Willie (Fannie) Parker; her | 6 | | aunt, Louise Sims; her uncle, James "Buddy" Pruitt; her 5 | 7 | | godchildren, Andre Shaw, Pamela Stith, Jamal Foster, Mary Jude, | 8 | | and Christopher Jude; her oldest and dear friend, Ophelia | 9 | | Foster; and a host of special nieces, nephews, cousins, | 10 | | extended family, and friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | her family and friends, the passing of Zelma Marble Sims | 14 | | Parker; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Zelma Marble Sims Parker as a symbol | 17 | | of our sincere sympathy.
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