Full Text of SR0008 96th General Assembly
SR0008 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Victoire Raoul; and
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| WHEREAS, Victoire Raoul was born in Cap Haitien, Haiti in | 5 |
| November of 1932; she was the first of the five daughters of | 6 |
| Norelie and Joseph Prosper; and
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| WHEREAS, A dedicated student with a passion for helping and | 8 |
| caring for those in need, Victoire Raoul studied nursing at | 9 |
| Ecole des Infirmieres Cap Haitien, where she graduated in 1959; | 10 |
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| WHEREAS, Victoire Raoul migrated to the United States in | 12 |
| 1962, first settling in New York; she then relocated to | 13 |
| Chicago, where she worked as a nurse and met Gilbert Raoul, who | 14 |
| she married in July of 1962; their beloved son, Philip, was | 15 |
| born to them in November of 1965; and
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| WHEREAS, Victoire Raoul served as a nurse in numerous | 17 |
| hospitals in and around Chicago; beginning her career at | 18 |
| Woodlawn Hospital, she moved on to serve at Mercy Hospital, | 19 |
| Northwestern Hospital, the University of Chicago Hospital, | 20 |
| Christ Hospital, and Provident Hospital, from which she retired | 21 |
| in 1997; however, her commitment to helping those in need was |
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| so great that she returned to the work force at South Shore | 2 |
| Hospital, where she served as a nurse in the hospital's | 3 |
| Chemical Dependence Unit until her health intervened in 2004; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, Victoire Raoul was a soft-spoken servant, | 6 |
| witness, and teacher of God's will and love for Jesus, proving | 7 |
| her devotion on a daily basis through her family and friends, | 8 |
| as well as her work as a nurse; and
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| WHEREAS, Victoire Raoul is survived by her son, Philip, and | 10 |
| his wife, Tracy; her grandchildren, Akila, Abdel, and Ahmad; | 11 |
| her sisters, Livie, Paula (John), Vena (Biocenne), and Eponin; | 12 |
| her brother-in-law, Joseph Jr.; her sisters-in-law, Odette, | 13 |
| Marie Julienne, Clemence, and Marie Claude (Robert, Sr.); and | 14 |
| her many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, | 15 |
| extended family members, co-workers, and friends; therefore, | 16 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 18 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 19 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Victoire Raoul; and be | 20 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to the family of Victoire Raoul as an expression of |
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| our sympathy.
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