Full Text of SR0752 94th General Assembly
SR0752 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Beverly Jean Nicholson on | 4 |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on December 12, 1947, in Chicago to | 6 |
| Willie and Lucille Hill; she attended Chicago Public Schools, | 7 |
| graduating from Farragut High School; she married Henry | 8 |
| Nicholson on August 21, 1972; he preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, She was employed with the Chicago Public Schools | 10 |
| as a teacher's aide at Turner Drew Language Academy; she | 11 |
| furthered her education by obtaining her PhD and became a | 12 |
| Master Herbalist; she realized her lifelong dream by opening | 13 |
| the Herbal Connection Holistic Health Spa in the Bronzeville | 14 |
| area; she was currently a Senior Divisional Manager for | 15 |
| Nature's Sunshine Products and was well known and respected in | 16 |
| the holistic medicine industry; and
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| WHEREAS, Known affectionately as "Doc", Ms. Nicholson was a | 18 |
| major link in many relationships as a loving wife of 22 years, | 19 |
| a mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, cousin, neighbor, | 20 |
| employer, and friend; her unselfish love, compassion, humorous | 21 |
| anecdotes, and genuine care for family and friends made her | 22 |
| special; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Beverly Jean Nicholson has been | 24 |
| deeply felt by many, especially the love of her life, Beverly | 25 |
| Denedi, also known as lil Beverly; her children, Nikki | 26 |
| Nicholson, Dominick Nicholson, Eletha Evans, Tonia Flowers, | 27 |
| Lawanda (Gregory) Brown, and Lavance (Yolanda) Nicholson; her | 28 |
| special beloved godson, Lawrence Ingram; her grandchildren, | 29 |
| Sean, Arthelia, Sheronda, Christian, Isaiah, LeRon, and Leotis | 30 |
| (Bevy); her brother, Willie Hill Jr.; her sisters, Rokatrice | 31 |
| Redmond and Shirley Young; her aunts, Beatrice Patterson and |
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| Izetta Braden; her special niece, Tammy (Carlton) Ballard; her | 2 |
| other godchildren, Sharon, Kenya, Jessica, Breanna, and Ramon | 3 |
| (Ronnie); her special friends, Edna Sanders, Marsha Brown, | 4 |
| Lanice Sanders, Carolyn Butler, and Patty Futtkell; Medina | 5 |
| Nance and Dr. Arlene Taylor; and her many other relatives and | 6 |
| close friends; in addition to her husband, Henry, she was | 7 |
| preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Wayne Hill; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 |
| Beverly Jean Nicholson, and we extend our sincere condolences | 12 |
| to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 16 |
| sympathy.
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