Full Text of SR0453 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 Lillie Davis, who passed away on August | 4 | | 21, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Davis was born on June 17, 1913, in | 6 | | Tutwiler, Mississippi; her parents were Howard and Daisy | 7 | | Melton; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Davis accepted Christ as her Lord and | 9 | | Savior and became a member of New Hope Baptist Church of | 10 | | Memphis, Tennessee; she was a member of the church's Mother | 11 | | Board for several years and was embraced by everyone that she | 12 | | came into contact with; she spent the majority of her life | 13 | | caring and blessing those she knew and loved; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Davis was preceded in death by her husband, | 15 | | Earl Davis Sr.; her parents; her 12 brothers and sisters; her | 16 | | children, Flabe Hunter and Othie Lee Davis; and her son-in-law, | 17 | | Lucious Hunter; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Lillie Davis is survived by her children, Lillie | 19 | | Mae McBride (Gene McBride), Earl Davis Jr., and Louise Davis; | 20 | | her 25 grandchildren; more than 20 great-grandchildren; and her | 21 | | many nieces, nephews, and loved ones; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 3 | | her family and friends, the passing of Lillie Davis; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Lillie Davis as an expression of our | 7 | | sympathy.
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