Full Text of HR0557 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 Marcia | 4 | | Yvonne Lewis, who passed away on January 3, 2024; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Lewis was born Leona Oliver on August 16, | 6 | | 1946; she didn't know her parents or the place she was born, as | 7 | | her first foster parents changed her name soon after birth; as | 8 | | a young girl, she was adopted by Elmore and Otha Miles, an Army | 9 | | couple, and they welcomed her into a loving family with four | 10 | | siblings, Anthony, Denise, the late Timothy, and Regina; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Lewis traveled the world with the Miles | 12 | | family; while they were stationed in Germany, her mother died, | 13 | | and the family returned to the United States; she was 15 years | 14 | | old, and although her father decided to return to Germany, she | 15 | | stayed behind in Chicago to live with her father's sister, | 16 | | Princetta; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Lewis moved to California, and she had her | 18 | | first child, Rosslyn, in 1964; she returned to Chicago and | 19 | | gave birth to her second child, Jonathon Sr. in 1966; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, In the 1970s, Marcia Lewis met and married Phil | 21 | | Lewis, a WW II veteran and jitney driver, who became a beacon |
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| 1 | | of stability for her and her children until his death in 1982; | 2 | | and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Lewis eventually moved to Peoria, and in | 4 | | the early 1990s, she began taking in foster children, four of | 5 | | whom she adopted; she cultivated loving spaces for her adopted | 6 | | children, her biological children, and her many grandchildren; | 7 | | her home was filled with her beautiful crafts, her son | 8 | | Jonathon's art, and, at Christmas time, her festive holiday | 9 | | decorations; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, In her later years, Marcia Lewis developed a | 11 | | loving community of close friends and neighbors at the Grand | 12 | | Regency of Peoria, where she enjoyed good food, Grand Regency | 13 | | gossip, and people watching at the facility's long winding | 14 | | entrance; she was an abiding, listening ear during chats with | 15 | | her sister, Denise, who called daily; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Lewis was preceded in death by her husband | 17 | | and her son, Chauncie; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Marcia Lewis is survived by her children, | 19 | | Jonathon Romain Sr. (Nikki), Rosslyn, Curtis, Lacretia, and | 20 | | Ladarius; her special children, Teonna Ware and Eric Edwards; | 21 | | 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; seven | 22 | | great-great-grandchildren; and a host of cousins, nieces, |
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| 1 | | nephews, and friends; therefore, be it | 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we mourn the passing of Marcia Yvonne Lewis and extend our | 5 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 6 | | and loved her; and be it further | 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Marcia Lewis as an expression of our | 9 | | deepest sympathy. |
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