Full Text of SR0476 98th General Assembly
SR0476 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 Birdia Ruth (Woods) Hawthorne of Alton, | 4 | | who passed away on July 6, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne was born on September 9, 1947, in | 6 | | Carthage, Mississippi, to Lovie (Tate) and Earnest Woods; she | 7 | | was raised in Alton and graduated from Alton Senior High School | 8 | | and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; she married | 9 | | Leonard E. Hawthorne on August 7, 1971; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne loved literature and taught | 11 | | English and reading at Central Junior High School, West Middle | 12 | | School, and East Middle School in Alton; she retired in May | 13 | | 2003 after 34 years as a teacher; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne was a dedicated volunteer and | 15 | | worked with several organizations in the Alton community, | 16 | | including the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., the Delta | 17 | | Kappa Gamma Society, the Madison County Urban League Guild, the | 18 | | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Back | 19 | | to School Committee, the Charmaine Chapman Society of the | 20 | | United Way of Greater Saint Louis, the Illinois Retired | 21 | | Teachers Association, Madison County Unit 1, the Oasis Shelter | 22 | | for Women and Children, and the Women's History Coalition; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne was an active member of Pilgrim | 2 | | Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Alton, where she served with | 3 | | the usher, scholarship, beautification, and kitchen | 4 | | ministries; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne was preceded in death by her | 6 | | father, Earnest; her maternal grandparents, Will and Amanda | 7 | | Tate; and her paternal grandparents, Jimmy and Cora Woods; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ruth Hawthorne is survived by her husband, | 9 | | Leonard; her daughter, Melia Lynn Hawthorne (fiance Kevin | 10 | | Rice); her son, Antoine L. (Rebecca) Lawrence; her mother, | 11 | | Lovie; her sister, Dr. Wanda Earnestine Woods Everage; her | 12 | | brother, Gary D. Woods; her nephews and niece, Carlton, Robert, | 13 | | Rylee, and Moory; and a host of extended family members; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Birdia Ruth (Woods) Hawthorne, and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | her; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Ruth Hawthorne as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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