Full Text of HR0459 101st 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 Colleen | 4 | | Ann Davis, who passed away on May 22, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Colleen Davis was born in Chicago to Walter Davis | 6 | | and Kathleen (Davis) Thomas on February 5, 1973; she attended | 7 | | Irving Elementary School and Hawthorne Junior High School and | 8 | | graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School; she | 9 | | attended Triton College in River Grove; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Colleen Davis most recently worked at the National | 11 | | Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), where she was a speaker | 12 | | and community advocate for mental health; she received her | 13 | | certification to become a Recovery Support Specialist from | 14 | | NAMI; she was passionate about helping people and advocating | 15 | | for mental health in the African American community; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Colleen Davis was baptized at Christ Tabernacle | 17 | | Missionary Baptist Church, where she sang with the Cherub | 18 | | Choir; she later joined Neighborhood United Methodist Church; | 19 | | she enjoyed spending time with her granddaughter Janiya, whom | 20 | | she loved dearly; she never lost her zest for singing; in her | 21 | | spare time, she would sing karaoke at different
locations in | 22 | | the area with friends; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Colleen Davis was preceded in death by her mother, | 2 | | Kathleen Thomas; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Colleen Davis is survived by her father, Melvin | 4 | | Thomas; her daughters,
Kaylene Bellamy and Kiana Boyd; her | 5 | | granddaughter, Janiya Carroll; her sister, Vanessa (Anthony) | 6 | | Crittenden; her nephews, Quinton "Quinny" and Kendall "Kenny" | 7 | | Sloan; her
dearest friend, Sophie Braddock; and numerous | 8 | | uncles, aunts, cousins, relatives, and friends; therefore, be | 9 | | it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we mourn the passing of Colleen Ann Davis and extend our | 13 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 14 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Colleen Davis as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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