Full Text of SR0676 98th General Assembly
SR0676 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 Cora Lee Jordan of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on October 31, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cora Jordan was born on April 21, 1932 in Macon, | 6 | | Mississippi to Walter Lee and Lottie Ree; she was raised in | 7 | | West Point, Mississippi and attended school there; she married | 8 | | Dr. Jesse D. Jordan at the King David Missionary Baptist Church | 9 | | in 1957 in East St. Louis; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Cora Jordan was an active member of the King David | 11 | | Missionary Baptist Church, serving in the choir, the Missionary | 12 | | Society, the Social Committee, and with other church | 13 | | auxiliaries; she became a member of the High Mountain | 14 | | Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago in November 1965 when she | 15 | | and her husband relocated there; in addition to being the First | 16 | | Lady of the Church, she was an active participant on many | 17 | | auxiliaries, such as the Missionary Society, the Nurses Board, | 18 | | the Red Circle, as Director of Vacation Bible School, and on | 19 | | the Kitchen Committee; she eventually joined Zion Travelers | 20 | | Missionary Baptist Church in South Holland, where she served on | 21 | | the Mother's Board; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Cora Jordan was preceded in death by her parents; |
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| 1 | | her husband, Dr. Jesse D. Jordan; and her sons, David, Jesse | 2 | | T., Walter, Terry, and Ralph; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Cora Jordan is survived by her daughters, Ada | 4 | | (Joseph), Angenita (Andre), Gracie (Desmond), Vivian, and Eve; | 5 | | her sons, Jerry and Andrew; her 21 grandchildren; her 25 | 6 | | great-grandchildren; her great-great-granddaughter; and a host | 7 | | of family, friends, and spiritual family; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 9 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 | | Cora Lee Jordan, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 11 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Cora Jordan as an expression of our | 15 | | deepest sympathy.
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