Full Text of HR0365 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 Lilly | 4 | | Mae Patterson of Chicago, who passed away on July 1, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson was born in Marianna, | 6 | | Arkansas on October 3, 1918; she moved to Chicago as a teenager | 7 | | and attended DuSable High School and Wilson Junior College; | 8 | | she married Wilbert Patterson in 1936, and they were together | 9 | | for 47 years until his passing in 1983; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson worked for Cook County, the | 11 | | City of Chicago, and the State
of Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson volunteered in the 4th Ward | 13 | | of Chicago for over 50 years and served as a precinct captain; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson lived in the communities of | 16 | | Bronzeville, Woodlawn, and South Shore and was an avid rider | 17 | | of the CTA for over 70 years; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson was a member of Christ | 19 | | Universal Temple for over 57 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson was known as a walking | 2 | | English teacher and historian; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Lilly Mae Patterson was a mother, grandmother, | 4 | | great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother; therefore, be | 5 | | it | 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we mourn the passing of
Lilly Mae Patterson and extend our | 9 | | sincere
condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 10 | | and loved
her; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 12 | | presented to the family of Lilly Mae Patterson as an | 13 | | expression of
our deepest sympathy.
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