Full Text of SR0411 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 Allene Strong of Chicago, who passed away | 4 | | on May 24, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Allene Strong was born on May 25, 1906, in Little | 6 | | Rock, Arkansas, to Sarah and Roger Brooks; she moved with her | 7 | | family to Marvell, Arkansas, and married James Walker; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1942, Allene Strong, widowed, moved to Chicago; | 9 | | she joined the Carey Tercentenary AME Church in 1943 and was a | 10 | | member all of her life; she served on the Annie Huey Missionary | 11 | | Society; she married George Strong in 1954 and together they | 12 | | enjoyed going to church every Sunday, vacationing, block club, | 13 | | and spending time with family and friends; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Allene Strong was preceded in death by her first | 15 | | husband, James; her children, Dorothy and James; her second | 16 | | husband, George; and her nieces, Irene and Sarah; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Allene Strong is survived by her granddaughters, | 18 | | Beverly and Elaine; her great-granddaughter, Erika; her boy, | 19 | | James; her niece, Ernestine; and several great-grandchildren | 20 | | and great-nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Allene Strong, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Allene Strong as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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