Full Text of HR0066 97th 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 Mildred | 4 | | L. DeShasor of Chicago, who passed away on January 29, 2011; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, She was born on January 1, 1919 in Troy, Alabama, | 7 | | the daughter of Abraham and Lily DeShasor; she moved to Chicago | 8 | | in 1931; she graduated from Douglas Elementary School and | 9 | | Wendall Phillips High School; she attended DuPage College, | 10 | | where she received her certification as a Radiological | 11 | | Technologist; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, She was employed at LaRabeida Children's Hospital | 13 | | for 30 years, retiring in 1980; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, She married George A. Davis in 1942; she was a | 15 | | follower of Christ and converted to Catholicism at the age of | 16 | | 34; she was baptized and confirmed at Holy Angels Catholic | 17 | | Church in 1951; she later attended St. Joachim Church, where | 18 | | she joined the Women's Guild and served on the executive board | 19 | | of the Guild for 26 years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, She was a member of the Chesterfield Community | 21 | | Council in the early 60s, serving on the governing board for |
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| 1 | | over 32 years; she volunteered at Chicago State University for | 2 | | 5 years; and she was the block president of 400 East 88th Place | 3 | | for 18 years; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, She was a member of the Committee to organize the | 5 | | Happy Action Seniors Club, where she held offices as | 6 | | Vice-President, President, Treasurer, Program Chair, and | 7 | | delegate to the Metro Seniors in Action; she was also a board | 8 | | member and chair of the Outreach Committee of Metro Seniors; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her | 11 | | siblings; her grandchildren, Leticicia Kees-Booker, Kenneth | 12 | | Marshall, and Jeffry DeShasor; and her nephews, Arthur DeShasor | 13 | | Jr. and Billy DeShasor; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mildred DeShasor is survived by her children, | 15 | | Marie Jenkins and Bruce Anthony "Tony" DeShasor; her | 16 | | grandchildren, Lucious Kees Jr., Derrick Kees, Stephanie | 17 | | (Victor) Peel, Michelle (Anthony) Graham, Bruce Andre | 18 | | DeShasor, and Jermal DeShasor; numerous great-grandchildren | 19 | | and great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; her | 20 | | cousins and other relatives; and her many friends; therefore, | 21 | | be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 3 | | Mildred DeShasor; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Mildred DeShasor as a symbol of our | 6 | | sincere sympathy.
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