Full Text of SR0332 95th General Assembly
SR0332 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| hear of the death of Debra Kay Macon of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Debra Kay Macon was born on December 16, 1954 in | 5 |
| Chicago; her parents were Otha Macon and Fred Bailey; and
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| WHEREAS, Debra Kay Macon attended Brown Elementary School | 7 |
| and Cooley High School; and she received a Business Management | 8 |
| degree from Malcolm X College; and
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| WHEREAS, Debra Kay Macon joined the Hermon Baptist Church | 10 |
| in 1965, where she was then baptized; she later served under | 11 |
| Pastor Alvin J. Wesley as his nurse until his death in June | 12 |
| 2006; she also served her church faithfully as a member of the | 13 |
| Junior Choir, the Hermon Ensemble, the Hermon Senior Choir, the | 14 |
| Women's Guild, and the Nurse's Ministry; and
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| WHEREAS, Debra Kay Macon was an active participant in her | 16 |
| community; she helped start the Resident Management | 17 |
| Corporation and Tenant Patrol, and served as the secretary of | 18 |
| the Cabrini Green Local Advisor Council for many years; she | 19 |
| also worked for J.H. Russell and the Chicago Youth Program from | 20 |
| 2003 until her death; and
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| WHEREAS, Debra Kay Macon will be remembered by all who knew | 2 |
| and loved her as a very dedicated woman who would always help | 3 |
| those in need and as a true Christian who devoted her life | 4 |
| serving the Lord; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Debra Kay Macon is survived by her children, | 6 |
| Michael and Sabrina Macon; her sister, Valerie; her brother, | 7 |
| Darryl; her grandchildren, Giovounta and Terirua; her | 8 |
| godchildren, Andrea, Briniya, and Jaliyah; and many other | 9 |
| relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Debra Kay Macon; and be | 13 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Debra Kay Macon as an expression of | 16 |
| our sympathy.
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