Full Text of HR0371 100th 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 Jennett | 4 | | Coleman Alexander; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Jennett Alexander was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas | 6 | | to Leroy Sr. and Mildred Coleman on February 19, 1941; she | 7 | | attended elementary school and high school in Pine Bluff, | 8 | | Arkansas; she received her bachelor's degree at A.M. & N. | 9 | | College (now University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff), Arkansas; her | 10 | | master's degree from Roosevelt University and she married David | 11 | | Alexander Sr.; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jennett Alexander was employed by the Chicago | 13 | | Board of Education for more than 30 years as a high school | 14 | | Biology Teacher; she coached her Honors Biology students in | 15 | | proper procedure for producing science projects, many of her | 16 | | students, including her daughter won awards at local, city, and | 17 | | state levels; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jennett Alexander was very active and enjoyed | 19 | | observing nature; she loved to sing, read, write poetry, and | 20 | | cook; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Jennett Alexander was very active at Christ Temple |
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| 1 | | Cathedral, where she remained a faithful member for 50 years; | 2 | | she was the chair of summer vacation Bible school, Bishop | 3 | | Lindsay's 25th Anniversary Program, and the CTC's Home Missions | 4 | | Ministry; she was a member and secretary of Saints Alive, a | 5 | | member of the United Christian Women's Ministry, the Deacon | 6 | | John Winter's Family Ministry Group, and she was the Sunday | 7 | | School Teacher of the Victorious Living Sunday school class; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jennett Alexander was preceded in death by her | 10 | | parents; her husband, David Alexander Sr.; one brother; one | 11 | | sister; and her daughter-in-law; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jennett Alexander is survived by her children, | 13 | | Jenelle Anita Alexander, and David (Pamela) Alexander Jr.; four | 14 | | grandchildren, David Alexander III, and D'Asia Alexander; four | 15 | | sisters, Gladys (Richard) Dennis, Mary Coleman, Ella (Harold) | 16 | | Washington, and Sarah (Jerry) Mutua; her sister-in-law, | 17 | | Glossie Coleman; her nieces, Janice Coleman, Shannan | 18 | | Washington, Lisha (Michael) VanPelt, and Mwia Mutua; her | 19 | | nephews, Rodney (Phyllis) Trottman, Reginald Dennis, | 20 | | Christopher Washington (DaLynda), Leroy Coleman III, Geoffrey | 21 | | Coleman, and Jason Mutua; her grandnieces, Phylicia Trottman, | 22 | | Brie Dennis, Micah VanPelt, Marley Washington, Lauren VanPelt, | 23 | | and Aubrey Coleman; her grandnephews, Richard Trottman, | 24 | | Brandon Dennis, Bradley Dennis, DeVaughn Mathus, Jason Mathus, |
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| 1 | | Michael Umi VanPelt, Alexander Washington, and Zachary | 2 | | Washington; her great-grandniece, Ahyil Trottman; and her | 3 | | godson, Christopher Washington; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | mourn the passing of Jennett Coleman Alexander, and extend our | 7 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 8 | | and loved her; and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Jennett Alexander as an expression | 11 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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