Full Text of SR0077 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Sylvia B. Washington, who passed away on | 4 | | January 11, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Washington was born on March 4, 1956; her | 6 | | parents were James and Leora Branch; she married Aaron | 7 | | Washington on July 11, 1987; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Washington graduated from Dunbar High | 9 | | School in 1974; she subsequently attended Daley College to | 10 | | pursue an associate's degree; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Washington worked at the Core of Engineers, | 12 | | Continental Bank, and Heller Financial until she accepted a | 13 | | position as a part-time receptionist for Chicago 18th Ward | 14 | | Alderman Thomas Murphy, where she served faithfully for 14 | 15 | | years; through her dedication to the 18th Ward, she later | 16 | | became the 40th Precinct captain and assistant to the Alderman; | 17 | | as assistant to the Alderman, her duties included taking | 18 | | complaints and taking city service and infrastructure requests | 19 | | from 18th Ward residents; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Upon the election of Chicago 18th Ward Alderman | 21 | | Lona Lane, Sylvia Washington joined her staff and served as |
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| 1 | | Chief of Staff of the 18th Ward Alderman for 5 years; | 2 | | throughout her service with Alderman Lane, she worked on | 3 | | obtaining various infrastructure projects for the community, | 4 | | such as repairs to the streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and | 5 | | obtaining new street lights; she sat on the board of directors | 6 | | for Wrightwood Community Development Corporation and served as | 7 | | Commissioner for Southwest Guaranteed Home Equity; she worked | 8 | | closely with developers on planning new schools, dialysis | 9 | | centers, Ultra Foods stores, and restaurants; she also planned | 10 | | and scheduled the alderman's daily meetings; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Washington was a member of Trinity United | 12 | | Church of Christ under the leadership of Pastor Otis Moss III; | 13 | | in her youth, she sang lead in the family choir, gave prophecy, | 14 | | and delivered sermons; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Washington was preceded in death by her | 16 | | grandparents; her father and stepfather; her 2 brothers; and | 17 | | her sister; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Sylvia Washington will be dearly missed by her | 19 | | mother, Leora Lockett; her husband, Aaron Washington; her | 20 | | siblings, Aaron Branch (Deborah), Doretha Davis (Michael), | 21 | | Betty Sanders, Cynthia Smith, Shelia Jackson (Jack), Caryscine | 22 | | Branch (Juanita), Kevin Branch, Kenneth Branch, and | 23 | | Christopher Branch; her 29 nephews and nieces; and her many |
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| 1 | | great-nieces, great-nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 4 | | her family and friends, the passing of Sylvia B. Washington; | 5 | | and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Sylvia Washington as an expression | 8 | | of our sympathy.
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