Full Text of SR1022 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 Mattie Mae Stanberry, who passed away | 4 | | on April 13, 2022; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Stanberry was born to Theora Dumas Hicks | 6 | | Brown and Samuel Hicks in Barnesville, Georgia on April 22, | 7 | | 1923; she was raised by her maternal grandfather, Joe Dumas, | 8 | | and her step-grandmother, Mattie Phinizee Dumas; she completed | 9 | | her primary and secondary education in Barnesville; she | 10 | | married Charlie Russell in Barnesville, and he preceded her in | 11 | | death; they had one son, Anthony; she later moved to | 12 | | Cleveland, Ohio and then Chicago; she married Clarence | 13 | | McKinley Sr., and he preceded her in death; they had one son, | 14 | | Clarence Jr.; she married Stewart Stanberry in August 1968, | 15 | | and he preceded her in death in 1999; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Stanberry worked for SRA, a division of | 17 | | IBM; she retired after over 30 years of service in 1981; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Stanberry committed to her faith at an | 19 | | early age; she was an active member of South Congregational | 20 | | Church, which later merged with University Church, where she | 21 | | attended regularly for a combined total of over 60 years and | 22 | | often hosted the coffee hour; she was a founding member of the |
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| 1 | | Hicks Family Reunion and an active member of the West Woodlawn | 2 | | Women's Community Club; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Stanberry loved traveling and spent each | 4 | | winter in Oceanside, California; she also enjoyed cooking and | 5 | | hosting cookouts, bid whist parties, and holiday dinners; she | 6 | | was an avid gardener and an excellent dancer; she loved being | 7 | | around her family and friends; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Stanberry was preceded in death by her | 9 | | sons, Anthony and Clarence Jr.; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mattie Stanberry is survived by her | 11 | | daughters-in-law, Annie Russell and Carmella Giles-McKinley; | 12 | | her stepsons, Timothy (Tara) and Tre'Voir (Brittany); her | 13 | | special adopted friend, Gwendolyn Sanders; her special adopted | 14 | | grandchildren, Tony (Rachel) and Andrea; her University Church | 15 | | family; and a host of family and dear friends; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 18 | | Mattie Mae Stanberry and extend our sincere
condolences to her | 19 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Mattie Stanberry as an expression | 2 | | of
our deepest sympathy.
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