Full Text of SR0164 100th 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 Velvet Bailey Graves of North Chicago, | 4 | | who passed away on January 29, 2017 at the age of 94; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Velvet Graves was born in Randolph County, Alabama | 6 | | to George and Eliza Heard Bailey; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Velvet Graves was employed by The Goodwin/Simmons | 8 | | family for over 60 years; she began with the family in 1947 in | 9 | | Anniston, Alabama, moved with them to Washington, D.C. in 1953, | 10 | | and then to Lake Forest in 1956; she married Robert Graves in | 11 | | 1961; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Velvet Graves was devoted to her own family, often | 13 | | going back to Alabama to visit her brothers and sisters and | 14 | | their extended families; she found great joy in attending | 15 | | family reunions; she was always very supportive of her family | 16 | | members, particularly her nieces and nephews, often having them | 17 | | visit or even live with her in her house in Waukegan; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Velvet Graves was a loving member of the | 19 | | Goodwin/Simmons family, having been with them throughout the | 20 | | childhood of the Goodwin children, Andy, Barton, and Charlotte; | 21 | | she played an active role in their upbringing and was a steady |
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| 1 | | fixture in their household and lives; she was a devoted | 2 | | employee, companion, and friend of Mrs. Richard Simmons, | 3 | | remaining in her employ until her death in 2009; for the last | 4 | | 10 years, she lived with Mrs. Elfreda Sproul of North Chicago, | 5 | | who has been a warm and loving friend since 1968; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Velvet Graves was active in the church throughout | 7 | | her life; she was devout in her belief and was a dedicated | 8 | | reader of the Bible; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Velvet Graves was preceded in death by her | 10 | | husband, Robert; and her siblings, Oran, Willie, Cloris, Heard, | 11 | | and Emma; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Velvet Graves is survived by her brother, John T., | 13 | | and a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving relatives and | 14 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Velvet Bailey Graves, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Velvet Graves as an expression of |
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| 1 | | our deepest sympathy.
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