Full Text of HR0596 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of LaVerne | 4 | | Adrienne Bell, who passed away on September 26, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell was born on February 9, 1950 in | 6 | | Chicago; her parents were Rev. Walter Willis Jones and Mother | 7 | | Luida Mae Jones; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell accepted Christ as her personal | 9 | | Savior at the age of 10 at Portland Street Church of God in | 10 | | Christ in Chicago Heights, where she sung as a soloist in the | 11 | | choir; she later worshiped faithfully at Faith Temple Church of | 12 | | God in Christ under the leadership of Pastor William H. | 13 | | Goldsberry in Chicago until her mother passing, at which time | 14 | | she began worshiping at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in | 15 | | Harvey; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell attended Garfield Elementary School, | 17 | | Washington Junior High School, and Bloom Trail High School in | 18 | | Chicago Heights; she later attended Thornton Community College | 19 | | in South Holland; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell worked at Inland Steel in Chicago | 21 | | Heights, Andrew Electrical in Orland Park, and the Universal |
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| 1 | | Brush Company in Markham; she also had a great passion for | 2 | | cooking and spent many years as a chef at Gino's Steakhouse in | 3 | | Harvey and as a manager at the House of Pizza in Dolton; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, After her retirement, LaVerne Bell continued to | 5 | | serve her community as an election judge with the Cook County | 6 | | Board of Elections for many years and as a volunteer work at | 7 | | Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey for over 15 years; she | 8 | | received numerous awards for her hard work and dedication; she | 9 | | also volunteered as a mentor through the American Cancer | 10 | | Society, where she guided and encouraged those recovering from | 11 | | breast cancer, participated in the Annual Daffodil Program, and | 12 | | took part in various breast cancer awareness walks and runs; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell is survived by her daughter, Shavelle | 15 | | Danae Bell; her brother, Walter W. Jones, Jr. (Denitra); her | 16 | | sister, Audrey McClellon; her many nephews and nieces; her | 17 | | caretaker, Kenneth Lamar Holmes; her many cousins; her | 18 | | goddaughters and godson; her co-workers; her many friends; and | 19 | | her Yorkie, Sasja; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, LaVerne Bell was preceded in death by her parents; | 21 | | her sister, Rose; her brother; her son, Milo II; and her | 22 | | sister-in-law, Annie Lee Bell; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | 4 | | LaVerne Adrienne Bell; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of LaVerne Bell as an expression of our | 7 | | sympathy.
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