Full Text of SR1223 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 Goldie Mae Hardy of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on August 28, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was born in Arp, Texas on November | 6 | | 19, 1919 to Reverend Luke and Rosie (nee Davenport) Wade; she | 7 | | graduated from Arp High School and attended Wiley College in | 8 | | Marshall, Texas; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy relocated to California in the 1940s | 10 | | and worked as a professional model; she married Spencer | 11 | | Talafaro Hardy, III and they settled in Chicago in 1951; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy began working for the Chicago Board | 13 | | of Education as a teacher's
assistant in the Head Start Child | 14 | | Development Program in October of 1968
and worked in the | 15 | | program for 36 years; she received numerous awards and
| 16 | | certificates of accomplishments from the Board of Education and | 17 | | received a
proclamation from the Board at the time of her | 18 | | retirement in 2004 for faithful
service and dedication to the | 19 | | Chicago Public School System; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was an excellent cook, an avid | 21 | | fisherman, a mean "bid whist" player, and
she completely amazed |
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well | 2 | | into her mid 80s; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy was preceded in death by her parents; | 4 | | her husband, Spencer T. Hardy III; and her
siblings, Samuel | 5 | | "Billie" Wade, Luther Wade, Archie Wade, M C. "Tex" Wade,
Hosie | 6 | | Wade, Louise (nee Wade) Wright, and June (nee Wade) Hendrix; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Goldie Hardy is survived by her siblings, Lorraine | 9 | | (nee Wade) Ross, Doris (nee Wade) Major,
Chester Wade (Margie), | 10 | | Wiliie George Wade, and Jane (nee Wade)
Miller (CJ); her | 11 | | children, Spencer Talafaro
Hardy IV, Judge La Quietta J. | 12 | | Hardy-Campbell (James),
and Debra Barnard Koonce (Melvin); | 13 | | grandchildren
Latonia Hardy, Ray Hardy, Dionne Morgan | 14 | | (Addison, III),
Lori Hardy, and Chanel Barnard; | 15 | | great-grandchildren,
Dominique, Jaquan, Charlisa, Addison J., | 16 | | Martese,
Jabarre, Zion, Chantrell, Reagan, and Sanerra; | 17 | | great-great-grandchildren. Brooklyn and Journee; and a host of
| 18 | | nieces, nephews, step-grandchildren, relatives, and friends; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 22 | | Goldie Mae Hardy, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 23 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Goldie Hardy as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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