Full Text of SR0685 101st 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 Doris Jean Osborne-Mizelle, who passed | 4 | | away on September 9, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Doris Osborne-Mizelle was born in
Jackson, | 6 | | Tennessee to Otto and Katherine Crayton on June 29, 1937; she | 7 | | was educated in Jackson public
schools, where she excelled in | 8 | | her studies; she attended the Tabernacle
of David the House of | 9 | | Israel Church, where her father was one of
the ministers; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Doris Osborne-Mizelle relocated to Chicago in her | 11 | | late teens; she joined and was baptized at Calvary Missionary
| 12 | | Baptist Church; she
later joined Trinity United Church of | 13 | | Christ; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, As she raised her children, Doris Osborne-Mizelle | 15 | | began attending Marion Business
College; she then decided to | 16 | | follow her passion, caring for people; she became a certified
| 17 | | nurse's assistant and worked in various health occupations,
| 18 | | which included working for a pediatrician and a gynecologist; | 19 | | she loved caring for the elderly and had many private duty | 20 | | clients; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, In August 2017, Doris Osborne-Mizelle married the |
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| 1 | | love of her life, Larry Mizelle; they enjoyed traveling and | 2 | | attending street festivals, the auto show, and church together; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Doris Osborne-Mizelle was an excellent cook; she | 5 | | enjoyed shopping, and her closets were filled with sequined | 6 | | dresses, suits, shoes, and jewelry bought at various stores, | 7 | | especially her favorite, Carson Pirie Scott; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Doris Osborne-Mizelle was preceded in death by her | 9 | | husband, Larry; her brothers,
Otto and John; her sister, Helen; | 10 | | and her parents; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Doris Osborne-Mizelle is survived by her | 12 | | children, LaChetis (Terrance) Brown, Linda Allison, Anthony | 13 | | Osborne, Rhonda (John) Travis, and Valerie (Ray) Rice; her | 14 | | sister, Lavern Lanier;
her sisters-in-law, Magnolia and
Mary | 15 | | Crayton; 16 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and | 16 | | numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and close
friends; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Doris Jean Osborne-Mizelle and extend our sincere condolences | 21 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 22 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Doris Osborne-Mizelle as an | 3 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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