Full Text of SR0122 94th General Assembly
SR0122 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Helen Jean Sykes-Freeman | 4 |
| of Chicago on December 26, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Sykes-Freeman was born April 27, 1932, to Joe | 6 |
| and Susie Payton in Macon, Mississippi; and
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| WHEREAS, She attended school in Mississippi and moved to | 8 |
| Chicago in 1951; following the relocation, she married William | 9 |
| Sykes; to this union two daughters were born, Yolanda (Renee) | 10 |
| and Linetta (Net); and
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| WHEREAS, In 1951, she joined Holy Trinity M.B. Church where | 12 |
| she served as a member of the Usher Board; in 1973, she and her | 13 |
| family joined Zion Travelers M.B. Church where she served as | 14 |
| the President of the Usher Board for almost 30 years; she later | 15 |
| joined True Christian Fellowship Church under the leadership of | 16 |
| her brother, Rev. Andrew Payton; and
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| WHEREAS, She later married Samuel (Sam) Freeman, her | 18 |
| friend, companion, and traveling mate; and
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| WHEREAS, Her passions in life included cooking, making her | 20 |
| famous white potato pies, jello molds, and fresh coconut cakes, | 21 |
| traveling, and most of all, her family and serving God; and
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| WHEREAS, Her family had many names for her, such as Jean, | 23 |
| Little Auntie, Mama Helen, Mamma, Grandma, The Cookie Lady, and | 24 |
| her newest name, Big Granny; the name that stood out most was | 25 |
| Job's Sister because she endured so much in her life like Job, | 26 |
| and when faced with life's tragedies and obstacles, she knew | 27 |
| she could handle them; and
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| WHEREAS, Although Helen bore only two children, she was a |
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| mother and grandmother to many; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents and seven | 3 |
| siblings; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Helen Jean Sykes-Freeman is felt by | 5 |
| all who knew and loved her, especially her husband, Samuel; her | 6 |
| daughters, Yolanda (Dante) Blanks and Linetta Sykes-Ayanlaja | 7 |
| (Hakeem); her grandsons, Desmond, Darns, Quentin, and Raphael; | 8 |
| her granddaughter, Glori; her great-grandson, Dailen; her | 9 |
| brother, Rev. Andrew Payton; her aunt, Flora Moore; her | 10 |
| sister-in-law, Anna Marie Payton; her stepsons, Silas (Orgean) | 11 |
| Freeman and George (Juliet) Freeman; her stepdaughters, Brenda | 12 |
| (John) Shannon and Loretta Herron; her goddaughters, Melanie | 13 |
| and Jennifer; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, | 14 |
| friends, and her church family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 16 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 |
| Helen Jean Sykes-Freeman and extend our sincerest condolences | 18 |
| to her family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 21 |
| sympathy.
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