Full Text of HR0111 103rd 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 Lucy M. | 4 | | Henry, who passed away on February 13, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Henry was born to Alma McDowell and Rev. | 6 | | James Hill in Memphis, Tennessee on October 14, 1926; she | 7 | | received her formal education in Chicago and attended Loyola | 8 | | University; she married Cody Henry in August of 1948; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Henry proudly performed accounting and | 10 | | payroll duties for Archbishop Shield in the Archdiocese of | 11 | | Chicago; she then worked for Henry Crown, from which she | 12 | | retired after more than 25 years of service; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Henry was deeply committed to her faith and | 14 | | originally was a member of Friendship M.B. Church; she later | 15 | | moved to St. Joseph M B Church; once she started working for | 16 | | the Archdiocese of Chicago, she converted to Catholicism and | 17 | | enrolled her children in the Catholic school system; she also | 18 | | joined St. Martin Episcopal Church with her daughter-in-law | 19 | | and later returned to St Martin de Porres Church, where she was | 20 | | well loved and respected; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Henry lived a life of service and gave |
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| 1 | | freely of her time, talent, and treasure; she loved Grace | 2 | | House and sat on its advisory board since its inception more | 3 | | than 20 years ago; she also held an annual dinner around | 4 | | Thanksgiving for the men at St. Leonard's; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Henry was known for her impeccable style and | 6 | | class; she loved shopping and buying little "thinking about | 7 | | you" gifts for loved ones; she also enjoyed entertaining | 8 | | family and friends and traveling; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Henry was preceded in death by her parents; | 10 | | her great-grandparents, Henry and Lucy Ann Grand Christine | 11 | | McDowell; her brother, William Hill; her children, Gerald and | 12 | | Elisabeth Henry; her daughter-in-love, Sylvia Henry; and her | 13 | | nephews, Andrew and William "Billy" Hill; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Lucy Henry is survived by her children, Janice, | 15 | | Cody Wayne, and Theodore (Teddy) Henry; her nephew, Steven | 16 | | Hill (Denise); her grandchildren, Gerald (Nicole) Henry, Akil | 17 | | Henry, Gina Henry (Christopher Booker), Ellissa Langston, and | 18 | | Shani Henry; her seven great-grandchildren, Martel, Dawn, | 19 | | Gerald, Prince, Nicole, Jordyn, and Journey; her bonus | 20 | | grandchildren, Deandre and Dawn; her great-granddog, Riley | 21 | | Langston; and a host of other relatives and dear friends; | 22 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of
Lucy M. Henry and extend our sincere
| 4 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
| 5 | | her; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 7 | | presented to the family of Lucy Henry as an expression of
our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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