Full Text of SR0186 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Rosie Lee Peterson; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson was born in Ripley, Mississippi to | 5 | | Judy Adams and Joe Peterson on March 7, 1937; near the end of | 6 | | the Great Depression, her parents moved the family to | 7 | | Middleton, Tennessee; she attended school part time while | 8 | | helping her family tend to their farm through the lean years of | 9 | | World War II and migrated to Chicago when she was 18; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson worked in housekeeping at | 11 | | McCormick Place, as a senior care worker, and as a domestic | 12 | | home worker for several families; in the late 1990s, she took a | 13 | | job in security for the City of Chicago's Department of | 14 | | General Services, where she worked until she retired in 2008; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson hosted big holiday dinners and | 17 | | weekend sleep-overs for her nieces and nephews; she was an | 18 | | exceptional cook and prepared grand feasts for her family, | 19 | | neighbors, and friends; she enjoyed playing cards and dancing | 20 | | and was a passionate fan of Chicago blues; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson was strong willed, fiercely |
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| 1 | | independent, and a very caring and protective mother; she | 2 | | instilled in her children the importance of discipline, | 3 | | cleanliness, hard work, and respect; she could be brutally | 4 | | honest when offering her opinions, but her life experiences | 5 | | and her understanding of people and situations helped her | 6 | | guide family and friends through life's challenges; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rosie Peterson is survived by her children, Terry | 8 | | Peterson, Diann (Corhn) Peterson, and Tyrone Peterson; her | 9 | | sisters, Betty Woods, Johnnie Thompson, Bobby White, Charlene | 10 | | Beecher, and Grace Baity; her brother, Junior Jeans; and | 11 | | numerous nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Rosie Lee Peterson and extend our sincere condolences to her | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Rosie Peterson as an expression of | 19 | | our deepest sympathy.
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