Full Text of HR0050 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Wyvetter H. Younge was one of the | 3 | | longest serving representatives in the Illinois House of | 4 | | Representatives; she was first elected to the House in 1975 | 5 | | and made urban renewal one of her top priorities; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Younge was born on August 23, 1930 in St. | 7 | | Louis, Missouri, the youngest of five children; her mother, | 8 | | Annie Hoover, managed a restaurant in East St. Louis, and her | 9 | | father sold insurance and owned various properties; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Younge graduated from Lincoln Senior High | 11 | | School in East St. Louis; after graduating, she attended the | 12 | | Hampton Institute for her undergraduate degree; in 1953, she | 13 | | earned a law degree from the St. Louis University School of | 14 | | Law, and in 1972, she earned a second law degree from the | 15 | | Washington University School of Law; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, While in Springfield, Rep. Younge was a true | 17 | | champion for the people of her district; many of the bills she | 18 | | sponsored focused on issues such as substance abuse treatment, | 19 | | services for the homeless, and economic development in St. | 20 | | Clair County; after her passing, Illinois House Speaker | 21 | | Michael Madigan told reporters, "Wyvetter was a tireless | 22 | | advocate for East St. Louis who never stopped trying to |
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| 1 | | improve the lives of her constituents"; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The East St Louis Higher Education Center offers | 3 | | educational courses and programs with collaborative partners, | 4 | | including community colleges and Southern Illinois University | 5 | | Edwardsville; higher education and training have been offered | 6 | | at the center since 1999 after the closing of the Metropolitan | 7 | | Community College; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | as a means to remember the great work of Rep. Wyvetter H. | 11 | | Younge, the General Assembly is urged to change the name of the | 12 | | East St. Louis Higher Education Center to the Wyvetter H. | 13 | | Younge Higher Education Center; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | delivered to the Speaker of the House, the Senate President, | 16 | | the House Minority Leader, the Senate Minority Leader, and the | 17 | | East St. Louis Higher Education Center.
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