Full Text of HR0351 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 Maggie | 4 | | Mozell Singleton; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Singleton was born to Willie Jones and | 6 | | Theodore McFadden in Carthage, Mississippi on May 11, 1932; | 7 | | she and her siblings tragically lost their mother and were | 8 | | raised by their maternal grandmother,
Levonia Banks; she | 9 | | attended Pilgrim Rest Elementary School and graduated from | 10 | | Leake County Agricultural High School; she married Andrew D. | 11 | | "A.D." Singleton Sr. in October of 1950, and they eventually | 12 | | settled in Chicago; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Singleton, while she never worked outside | 14 | | of her home, was gifted at managing household finances and | 15 | | budgeting; her skills enabled the family to move from | 16 | | Chicago's Englewood neighborhood to the middle-class | 17 | | neighborhood of Chatham in 1963; while there, they supported | 18 | | numerous extended family members who also migrated from | 19 | | Mississippi to Chicago; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Singleton's family meant the world to her; | 21 | | she was the consummate homemaker and an excellent cook; she | 22 | | instilled a strong work ethic in all of her children and |
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| 1 | | strongly believed in education; all of her children graduated | 2 | | from high school and several went on to complete college, with | 3 | | some earning advanced degrees as well; her faith was important | 4 | | to her, and she mandated her children attend church on | 5 | | Sundays; her oldest son, Andrew, became the founder and pastor | 6 | | of Victory Apostolic Church, where she and her husband became | 7 | | members at its inception in 1996; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Singleton was the "First Mother" of | 9 | | Victory Apostolic Church; she was dearly loved by the | 10 | | congregation and faithfully participated in the Seniors Small | 11 | | Group Ministry, where she made many friends; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Singleton was known for her amazing sense | 13 | | of humor, her infectious laughter, and for being very | 14 | | personable; she loved talking on the phone, especially to her | 15 | | family and close friends, and often began making her daily | 16 | | phone calls before 5:00 a.m.; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Singleton was preceded in death by her | 18 | | husband of 63 years, Andrew; her twin sons, Keith and Kevin; | 19 | | her brothers, Robert "R.D." and Albert; and her sister, Wilma | 20 | | "Faye" Hillman; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Maggie Singleton is survived by her children, | 22 | | Andrew D. (Brenda) Singleton Jr., Linda (Larry) Bell, Earnest |
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| 1 | | "Petey" Singleton, Nyabingi (Theresa) Kuti, and Eddie Terrell | 2 | | Singleton; her grandchildren, Takara (Bryant) Warren, Karena | 3 | | (Billy) Bundy, Andrew D. (Dominique) Singleton III, Lauren | 4 | | (Jeremy) Toles, and Brian Bell; eight great-grandchildren; her | 5 | | brother, Earnest McFadden; and numerous nephews, nieces, | 6 | | extended relatives, and friends; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we mourn the passing of Maggie Mozell Singleton and extend our | 10 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 11 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Maggie Singleton as an expression | 14 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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