Full Text of HR1487 94th General Assembly
HR1487 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Monique D. Davis and the | 3 |
| members of the House of Representatives of the State of | 4 |
| Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Cheryl Ann | 5 |
| Dennis on Sunday, July 13, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Cheryl Ann Dennis was born on August 25, 1947, in | 7 |
| New Orleans, Louisiana, to Wilfred and Nafamier Dennis; she was | 8 |
| affectionately called "Cherie"; she attended Holy Name of Mary | 9 |
| Grammar School and the Academy of Our Lady for her secondary | 10 |
| education; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Dennis received a bachelor's degree from the | 12 |
| University of Illinois, Champaign; she went on to complete a | 13 |
| Masters in Social Work at the University of Michigan, Ann | 14 |
| Arbor; she also received certificates in Clown Arts from Triton | 15 |
| College and the Clown Camp at the University of Wisconsin; and
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| WHEREAS, She was employed by the Louisiana School Board and | 17 |
| Charity Hospital in New Orleans; while living in New Orleans, | 18 |
| she received her journeyman papers in electronics from the | 19 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; as a licensed | 20 |
| social worker, she taught and serviced youth in the Chicago | 21 |
| Public Schools; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Dennis' clown name was "Jo-V-L", which was an | 23 |
| expression of her love of creativity with children; she also | 24 |
| enjoyed entertaining people by making animal balloons; she was | 25 |
| a fun-loving spirit with a joy of living, which led her to | 26 |
| participate in many organizations and activities; she was a | 27 |
| Center Aisle Player at St. Thaddeus Catholic Church and a choir | 28 |
| member in the church's adult choir; she was a Delta Sigma Theta | 29 |
| sorority sister; she also enjoyed exploring the world with the | 30 |
| Windy City Seals Diving Club; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Cheryl Ann Dennis has been deeply | 2 |
| felt by many, especially her mother, Nafamier Dennis, and the | 3 |
| Rev. James (Doretha) Edwards, Theodore (Margie) Edwards, Wilma | 4 |
| Richardson, Joyce (Matthew) Marchand, and her many loving | 5 |
| cousins and caring friends; she was preceded in death by her | 6 |
| father, Wilfred Dennis, on January 19, 1999; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| we mourn the passing of Cheryl Ann Dennis, and we extend our | 10 |
| deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and all who knew and | 11 |
| loved her; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our sincerest | 14 |
| condolences.
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