Full Text of HR1119 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Venola | 4 | | Mary Lowery, who passed away on March 23, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Venola Lowery was born on August 13, 1952 in | 6 | | Morgan City, Mississippi; her parents were George W. and Alice | 7 | | M. Davis; she married Charles Lowery in 1950; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1943, Venola Lowery and her family moved to | 9 | | Chicago, where she attended Douglas Elementary and Wendell | 10 | | Phillips High School; in 1946, she became a member of Pleasant | 11 | | Green Missionary Baptist Church; during her time at the church, | 12 | | she was a member of the Matrons Auxiliary (later known as the | 13 | | Steven C. Chew Mission Circle); and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Venola Lowery was a homemaker who was well known | 15 | | for her lemon cream pies; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Venola Lowery was an active member and participant | 17 | | in the McCray Family Reunion Chicago Chapter; she was also a | 18 | | member of the 7300 S. Eberhart Block Club and the Park Manor | 19 | | Neighbors Association; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Venola Lowery enjoyed spending time with her |
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| 1 | | family, traveling to family reunions, and decorating at | 2 | | Christmastime; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Venola Lowery was preceded in death by her | 4 | | parents; her daughter, Charlestine; and her siblings, George | 5 | | Jr. and Hyman; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Venola Lowery is survived by her son, Tony | 7 | | (Montrice); her grandchildren, Marlon Porter, Jihan Strange, | 8 | | Marvin Porter, and Madison Lowery; her great-grandchildren, | 9 | | Michael Cox Jr., Jayda Cox, Sanyah Lowery, and Christa | 10 | | Childress; her sisters, Mary Blake and Mary Corrine (Benjamin) | 11 | | Perkins; her brother, John Moore; her nieces, Ereatha Clayborn, | 12 | | Alicia Harris, Dianna Davis-Small, Tonie Payne, and Alicia | 13 | | Junkins; her nephews, Anthony Davis, Alvin Harris III, George | 14 | | Davis III, and Quincy Davis; her sister-in-law, Janet Davis; | 15 | | and her many great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins, | 16 | | including her oldest and dearest cousin, Mabel Fields; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | 21 | | Venola Mary Lowery; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Venola Lowery as an expression of | 2 | | our sympathy.
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