Full Text of SR0915 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Delores Hutt Longley, who passed away on | 4 | | August 7, 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Delores Longley was born to the union of Horace | 6 | | Hutt, Sr., and Beulah Rivere Hutt; she lived in St. Louis, | 7 | | Missouri her entire life; she married her high school | 8 | | sweetheart, James Longley, on March 31, 1945; to this union, 2 | 9 | | children were born, Ronald Eric Longley and Karen Denise | 10 | | Longley (Gordy); and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Delores Longley attended public schools and | 12 | | earned her bachelor's degree in education and her master's | 13 | | degree in education at Stowe Teachers College; she later earned | 14 | | her doctor of philosophy degree in urban education from Saint | 15 | | Louis University; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Delores Longley served in the St. Louis Public | 17 | | School system for 38 years; during her career, she served as a | 18 | | teacher, as principal of Carr, Dumas, and Banneker Elementary | 19 | | Schools, and as an administrator; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Delores Longley was dedicated to civil rights and | 21 | | racial equality from a young age; she served as the Director of |
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| 1 | | the St. Louis Public School system's Desegregation Office, | 2 | | where she managed the school system's desegregation plan in | 3 | | response to court orders; she also helped individual schools | 4 | | develop curriculum to meet their specific needs concerning the | 5 | | desegregation plan; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, After her retirement from the St. Louis Public | 7 | | Schools system, Delores Longley continued her great love of | 8 | | education and human and civil rights by serving as a consultant | 9 | | at Maryville University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Delores Longley was deeply committed to her | 11 | | community and church; she was a member of Phi Delta Kappa and | 12 | | Pi Lambda Theta, professional education honor societies, and | 13 | | the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; she was raised in the Methodist | 14 | | Church, but joined the Centennial Christian Church when she | 15 | | married and she served on the Usher Board at Centennial as long | 16 | | as she was physically able; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Delores Longley enjoyed playing bridge and played | 18 | | with great passion and verve; she was a member of The Tallies | 19 | | and the Grand Dekkers bridge clubs and played regularly with | 20 | | her large circle of friends; she also enjoyed foreign travel | 21 | | with her husband and seeing the world on cruises throughout | 22 | | Europe and the Caribbean; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Delores Longley was preceded in death by her | 2 | | sister; 2 brothers from a previous marriage of her mother; and | 3 | | a sister and brother from a previous marriage of her father; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, During their marriage of 65 years, Delores Longley | 6 | | and James were blessed with a wonderful family, including their | 7 | | 2 children and their grandchildren, Rahny Longley, Juliet James | 8 | | Gordy, and Ronson Longley; Delores was also blessed with a | 9 | | sister, Jean Hutt Houston, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, | 10 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 13 | | her family and friends, the passing of Delores Hutt Longley; | 14 | | and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Delores Longley as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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