Full Text of SR0016 103rd 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 Poletha "Polly" Webster of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away on January 5, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Poletha Webster was born in Scranton, Arkansas on | 6 | | August 27, 1931; she started her formal education at Scranton | 7 | | Elementary School in Scranton, Arkansas before obtaining her | 8 | | high school diploma through School District 186 in | 9 | | Springfield, Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, As a young woman, Poletha Webster moved to Kansas | 11 | | City, Missouri, where she cashiered at the Parkview Pharmacy, | 12 | | served as a waitress at the famous Muehlebach Hotel, and | 13 | | worked as a clerk at Fifty Minute Cleaners; after realizing | 14 | | she possessed an entrepreneurial spirit and a talent in caring | 15 | | for others, she began serving as a longtime foster parent and | 16 | | became the CEO of a home daycare, which ran for over 50 years; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Poletha Webster was committed to her faith, and | 19 | | she was a longtime member of Prayer Wheel Church of God in | 20 | | Christ in Springfield; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Poletha Webster was known for her excellent |
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| 1 | | southern style cuisine, including fried pies, homemade canned | 2 | | goods, soups, and pastries; she also enjoyed gardening and | 3 | | playing the tambourine; she will be remembered for the love | 4 | | she bestowed upon her family and the children under her care; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Poletha Webster is survived by her children, | 7 | | Maurice, Michael, Valerie, Yvonne, Linda (Leonard), and Sam | 8 | | Jr.; her sisters, Mary Ellen Ellenberg, Christine Hawkins, and | 9 | | Mary Elizabeth Thomas; her 21 grandchildren; her 63 | 10 | | great-grandchildren; her 12 great-great-grandchildren; and a | 11 | | host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and bonus children; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
| 15 | | Poletha "Polly" Webster and extend our sincere
condolences to | 16 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 19 | | presented to the family of Poletha Webster as an expression of
| 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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