Full Text of SR0552 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 Wanda Patricia Simmons Raymond, who | 4 | | passed away on September 5, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wanda Raymond was born on June 27, 1944 in | 6 | | Chicago; her parents were Albert and Arnetta Simmons; she | 7 | | married Louis Raymond, Sr. on June 15, 1974; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Wanda Raymond was a lifelong resident of Chicago; | 9 | | she graduated from Englewood High School in 1963; in high | 10 | | school, she participated in pageants and was a member of the | 11 | | swim team and the camera club; in 1973, she earned her | 12 | | bachelor's degree from Chicago State University; she | 13 | | subsequently earned her master's degree from Chicago State | 14 | | University in 1983; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Early in her career, Wanda Raymond worked as a | 16 | | recreational specialist with the Chicago Park District; in | 17 | | 1973, she became a physical educator with the Chicago Public | 18 | | School District; during her tenure, she taught first aid and | 19 | | CPR, served as a lifeguard and water safety instructor, and | 20 | | developed and implemented a camping program; she also coached | 21 | | swimming, track, basketball, volleyball, and golf at Thomas | 22 | | Kelly, Benito Juarez, and William Rainey Harper High Schools; |
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| 1 | | Wanda retired from Chicago Public Schools in 2008, after 25 | 2 | | years of diligent and dedicated service; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Wanda Raymond was ordained a minister in the | 4 | | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) and was a faithful and active | 5 | | member of Langley Avenue Church of God; she loved the Lord and | 6 | | served him with diligence in ministry for over 40 years; she | 7 | | served on numerous local and national boards within the Church | 8 | | of God denomination, including the Dean of Church of God | 9 | | Chicagoland Ministers and the Westmiddlesex Campground Board; | 10 | | she was also a Sunday School Superintendent, a Youth Minister | 11 | | at Vernon Park Church of God, a Minister at 44th Street Church | 12 | | of God, and a vacation bible school organizer at Langely Avenue | 13 | | Church of God; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Wanda Raymond enjoyed arts and crafts, physical | 15 | | activities, canoeing, swimming, camping, and volunteering; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Wanda Raymond was preceded in death by her parents | 17 | | and her brother, Albert Simmons, Jr.; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Wanda Raymond is survived by her husband, Louis | 19 | | Raymond; her son, Louis Raymond (Lauren); her grandson, Louis | 20 | | Charles Raymond III; her sister, Prezella (Robert) Blair; her | 21 | | brothers, Samuel (Rosa) Simmons, Donald (Thelma-Jean) Simmons, | 22 | | Garland (Cookie) Simmons, Stanford (Beverly) Simmons, and John |
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| 1 | | Simmons; her sister-in-laws, Verna (Montgomery) Hayes, Barbara | 2 | | Young, and Tertha Durman; her brothers-in-law, Tony Raymond, | 3 | | Charles Raymond, and Clyde Raymond; and her many nieces, | 4 | | nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 7 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Wanda Patricia Simmons | 8 | | Raymond; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Wanda Raymond as an expression of | 11 | | our sympathy.
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