Full Text of SR0739 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
Rose Mary Walton of Lockport, who passed | 4 | | away on March 15, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rose Mary Walton was born in Lockport and was a | 6 | | lifelong resident; she graduated from Lockport Township High | 7 | | School in 1943; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rose Mary Walton worked at the Fairmont Food | 9 | | Pantry; she was formerly employed at the Fashion Shop, Robert | 10 | | Hall, and the Joliet Arsenal; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Rose Mary Walton was a lifelong member and former | 12 | | first lady at Shiloh Baptist Church; she was also a member of | 13 | | the Lebanon District Baptist Association and a former secretary | 14 | | at the National Baptist Association; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rose Mary Walton was preceded in death by her | 16 | | parents; her husband, Rev. J.W. Walton Sr.; her son; her 6 | 17 | | sisters and 3 brothers; her grandson; and her son-in-law, | 18 | | Wilbur Meeks Jr.; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rose Mary Walton is survived by her devoted | 20 | | children, Arnetta Meeks and Kevin Walton; her stepson, J.W. |
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| 1 | | Walton Jr.; her 25 grandchildren; her 20 great-grandchildren; | 2 | | her 3 great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Jyme Towns; her | 3 | | brother, Earl Chandler; and her brothers-in-law, John Hickman, | 4 | | John Baker, and James Woods; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 | | her family and friends, the passing of Rose Mary Walton; and be | 8 | | it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Rose Mary Walton as an expression of | 11 | | our sympathy.
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