Full Text of SR0261 98th 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 Inell Brewer, who passed away on April 5, | 4 | | 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Inell Brewer was born as Johnnie Mae Ervin on | 6 | | January 16, 1930, in Lexington, Mississippi; her parents were | 7 | | John and Elnora Ervin; her father changed her name to Inell | 8 | | when she was 2 years old; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Inell Brewer later moved to Chicago and married | 10 | | Burney Brewer in 1952; to this union, 9 children were born; | 11 | | from 1952 to 1979, she and her family lived on the near north | 12 | | side and Cabrini-Green housing projects, before relocating to | 13 | | the west side of Chicago; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Inell Brewer was a domestic engineer and also | 15 | | served as a hairdresser for her family and friends; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Inell Brewer was a member of Mt Olivet M.B. | 17 | | Church, under the leadership of Rev. Fred Daniels, Rev. Steve | 18 | | C. Chew, and Rev. Ray C. Bonney, as well as Little Rock M.B. | 19 | | Church, under the leadership of Rev. Leroy Davenport; she was | 20 | | also a member of Holy Corinthian M.B. Church, under the | 21 | | leadership of Rev. C.T. Baker; she finally became a member of |
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| 1 | | Union Hill Baptist Church in order to be with her husband; at | 2 | | each church, she was an active choir member and led several | 3 | | songs, including "Lord You've Been Good to Me"; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Inell Brewer enjoyed cooking, especially for her | 5 | | grandchildren, and singing praises to God; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Inell Brewer is survived by her daughters, Thelma | 7 | | (Kenneth) Griffin, Jeffery Pearl Cocroft, Sandra Jean (Hubert) | 8 | | Phillips, Denise Brewer, Geraldine Sutton, Sharon Lanette, and | 9 | | Anastasia Lavonne Baker; her sons, Ollie and Andrew Wayne; her | 10 | | daughter-in-law, Joyce Brewer; her brother-in-law, Frank | 11 | | Phillips; her sisters-in-law, Lou Emma Brewer, Stella Brewer, | 12 | | and Louise Brewer; her grandchildren, Nikia Alicia (James) | 13 | | Ward, Tanisha Nicole Brewer, Tony Jerome, Jr. (Asha) Sutton, | 14 | | Grant Phillip Brewer, Darrius Diontae Sutton, Tashiana Cheri | 15 | | Phillips, Sean Lamar Brewer, Kyla Shardae, Jerome II, and | 16 | | Kristen Madison Baker; her great-granddaughters, Raven Tuere | 17 | | Hams and Sophie Sutton; and her many nieces, nephews, cousins, | 18 | | friends, and members of the Union Hill family; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 21 | | his family and friends, the passing of Inell Brewer; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Inell Brewer as an expression of our | 3 | | sympathy.
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