Full Text of SR0225 97th General Assembly
SR0225 97TH 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 Bertha "Boots" Harrison of Alton, who | 4 | | passed away on April 27, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born December 24, 1935, to the union of | 6 | | Milton and Dorothy (Hawkins) Stewart in Jersey County; Boots, | 7 | | as she was affectionately called, attended and graduated from | 8 | | the Jerseyville public schools; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In July 1955, the former Ms. Stewart married | 10 | | Walter "Bubble" Harrison Sr.; Mrs. Harrison was employed for | 11 | | John Olin as a day worker, the Madison County Court House as an | 12 | | elevator operator, and the Madison County Juvenile Detention | 13 | | Center, retiring in 1993; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sister Bertha received Christ at an early age and | 15 | | was baptized at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church under the | 16 | | late Pastor William Binford; she was a lifelong member of the | 17 | | church and served as matron, mass choir member, and worked on | 18 | | the kitchen committee; Boots also was faithful member of the | 19 | | Merry Hearts; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; | 21 | | her brother, William Stewart; and her granddaughter, Zariah |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Celebrating the lasting legacy of Mrs. Bertha L. | 3 | | Harrison are her sons, Robert (Suzanne), Steven, Pastor Gregory | 4 | | (Eddie Mae), and Walter "Juney" (Cookie) Jr.; her special | 5 | | daughter-in-law, Theresa Harrison; her 13 grandchildren; her | 6 | | 30 great-grandchildren; her 3 great-great-grandchildren; her | 7 | | sisters, Loretta (Gerald) Hutchinson and Marie (Rick) Stewart; | 8 | | her brother, Kenneth Stewart; her special cousins, James | 9 | | (Claudette) Day, Delores "Faye"(Richard) Hutchinson, and Dave | 10 | | (Vivian) Greer; her good friend, Anna Mae Lewis; and a host of | 11 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 14 | | her family and friends, the passing of Bertha "Boots" Harrison; | 15 | | and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to the family of Bertha "Boots" Harrison as a symbol | 18 | | of our sincere sympathy.
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