Full Text of SR0850 95th General Assembly
SR0850 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to extend | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to our colleague and friend, Senator | 4 |
| Donne Trotter, upon hearing of the news of his mother's | 5 |
| passing; and
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| WHEREAS, Carita Nancy Louise Trotter was born February 16, | 7 |
| 1924 in Olmsted; she was raised in Cairo by her grandmother | 8 |
| Louise Caldwell, a music teacher at the local high school; it | 9 |
| was under her grandmother's tutelage that she gained an | 10 |
| appreciation for music and became an accomplished pianist and a | 11 |
| gifted vocalist; and
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| WHEREAS, Carita graduated from Lane College, a | 13 |
| historically black college in Jackson, Tennessee, where she was | 14 |
| crowned "Miss Lane College", pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha | 15 |
| sorority, and was a member of the "Dragonettes", a traveling | 16 |
| choral group; she was also active in numerous clubs and other | 17 |
| organizations; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduation, Carita taught elementary school | 19 |
| before working at the Department of Health, Education, and | 20 |
| Welfare; she honorably retired with 34 years of government | 21 |
| service; and she was a dedicated servant of the Lord; while | 22 |
| attending a church revival, Carita caught the eye of James |
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| Trotter, the son of Reverend W. C. Trotter; they courted and | 2 |
| were united in marriage, November 25, 1946, and to this union, | 3 |
| three precious children were born: Darryl, Donne, and Jakita; | 4 |
| Carita praised the Lord in a ministry of music as the organist | 5 |
| and pianist at her father-in-law's church; a few of her | 6 |
| favorite songs were "Open Our Eyes, Precious Lord" and "Goin' | 7 |
| Up Yonder"; and
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| WHEREAS, Carita was totally dedicated to her family first | 9 |
| and foremost, though her passion for the Chicago Bull's | 10 |
| basketball team came a close second; she often joked that she | 11 |
| did not enjoy cooking, but the family shares memories of her | 12 |
| culinary skills; there are also memories of her toiling over an | 13 |
| ironing board to perfectly starch and iron her sons' shirts | 14 |
| until they could practically stand by themselves and memories | 15 |
| of the fun and engaging bridge club parties she had with her | 16 |
| girlfriends; and
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| WHEREAS, Her greatest gifts were her generous spirit, | 18 |
| compassion, integrity, and quiet strength;
Carita's mother, | 19 |
| Bertha Moss, 102 years young, resides in Toledo, Ohio; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her loving | 21 |
| sister-in-law, Jessye; her half sister, Barbara; and her | 22 |
| beloved husband, James; and |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Carita Trotter will be deeply felt | 2 |
| by her mother, Bertha; her children, Darryl, Illinois State | 3 |
| Senator Donne Trotter, and Jakita; her grandchildren Carlotta, | 4 |
| Darryl Jr., Natatia, and Elijah; her seven | 5 |
| great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends; | 6 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Carita Trotter; and be | 10 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Carita Trotter as a symbol of our | 13 |
| sincere sympathy.
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