Full Text of SR0328 97th 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 Hallie Amey, who passed away on July 19, | 4 | | 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hallie Amey was born on March 24, 1922, in | 6 | | Mississippi; in 1951, she moved with her husband and children | 7 | | to Wentworth Gardens, where she lived and worked for the | 8 | | betterment of the Wentworth community into her senior years; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Hallie Amey served as a resident commissioner with | 11 | | the Chicago Housing Authority; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, As a longtime community activist, Hallie Amey | 13 | | helped bring much needed services, including a store, a | 14 | | pre-school program, and youth activities, to the residents of | 15 | | Wentworth Gardens; she served as the president of the Wentworth | 16 | | Garden Resident Management Corporation, secretary of the Local | 17 | | Advisory Council, and a board member of the Beatrice Caffrey | 18 | | Youth Services Center, the Chicago Area Project, and Friends of | 19 | | the Park; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Hallie Amey is survived by her daughters, Frankie | 21 | | Amey, Ethel Amey-Robinson, Victoria Amey-Flippin, and Velma |
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| 1 | | Amey; her four grandchildren; and her five | 2 | | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 5 | | her family and friends, the passing of Hallie Amey; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Hallie Amey as an expression of our | 9 | | sympathy.
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