Full Text of HR0879 93rd General Assembly
HR0879 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Della | 4 |
| Pitt Bryant on March 24, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Della Pitt Bryant was born on October 27, 1924 in | 6 |
| Palmyra, North Carolina; she lived most of her life in Tarboro | 7 |
| and Edgecombe County, North Carolina; she graduated from | 8 |
| Tarboro High School and from the Rocky Mount Sanitorium as a | 9 |
| registered nurse in 1945; her nursing career spanned 42 years; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Bryant was known as "Miss Della", resulting | 12 |
| from her 42 years of service as a nurse in Tarboro; she worked | 13 |
| for the Edgecombe County Health Department, Edgecombe General | 14 |
| Hospital, the Tarboro City School, Long Manufacturing Company, | 15 |
| Beverly Health Care, and the Fountains at the Albemarie for a | 16 |
| number of private patients; she also nursed her mother, | 17 |
| mother-in-law, and husband through terminal illnesses; she | 18 |
| brought comfort to many through her gentle touch, the warm and | 19 |
| tender care she provided, the patience she always seemed to | 20 |
| have, her loving words and great skill, and her indomitable | 21 |
| spirit; and
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| WHEREAS, Miss Della was often seen running around the | 23 |
| Tarboro area sporting gold shoes and "dancing" with delight in | 24 |
| sharing her time and doing some good for others in need; she | 25 |
| spent time visiting at convalescent centers, looking for folks | 26 |
| without visitors and sharing her energy with them to make their | 27 |
| day brighter; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Della Pitt Bryant will be deeply | 29 |
| felt by many, especially her four children and their spouses, | 30 |
| including her son Richard B. Bryant, Jr., principal of C.I. | 31 |
| Johnson elementary school in Aurora; her seven grandchildren; |
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| and her five great-grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband of | 3 |
| forty-eight years, Dick; therefore, be it | 4 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| mourn the passing of Della Pitt Bryant along with all who knew | 7 |
| and loved her and extend our sincere condolences to her family | 8 |
| and friends; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to the family of Della Pitt Bryant as an expression | 11 |
| of our deepest sympathy.
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