Full Text of SR0231 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 Earlene Ray of Joliet, who passed away on | 4 | | April 30, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born to the union of Joshua and Rosie | 6 | | Crenshaw of Blytheville, Arkansas, October 25, 1935; she grew | 7 | | up and attended primary and secondary schools in Blytheville, | 8 | | where she was active in her local church and community until | 9 | | her relocation to Joliet in early 1956; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She was united in Holy Matrimony to William "Bill" | 11 | | Ray, also of Blytheville, in 1955; she remained a loving and | 12 | | faithful wife until his passing in June of 2002; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, She united in fellowship with All Nations Church | 14 | | of God In Christ in early 1956, where she remained a faithful | 15 | | and active member; during her nearly fifty-five year | 16 | | membership, Mother Earlene Ray cheerfully and diligently | 17 | | served in various capacities of church service and leadership, | 18 | | including her service of forty-one years as Sunday School | 19 | | Superintendent; she took special delight in providing nurture | 20 | | and care to the sick and shut in through her weekly visits to | 21 | | local hospitals and homes, always accompanied by her faithful | 22 | | travelling companion, Mother Sarah Marsh; and she was a proud |
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| 1 | | member of the All Nations Mother's Board; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, William; | 3 | | her sisters, Amanda, Annie, and Daisy; and her brothers, | 4 | | George, Cecil, and W.T.; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Earlene Ray is survived by her elder son, Bishop | 6 | | Harold Calvin Ray and her loving daughter-in-law, Brenda Ray; | 7 | | her younger son, Anthony (Tony); her brother, Robert C. (Annie) | 8 | | Crenshaw; her grandchildren, Christopher Calvin and Whitney | 9 | | Nicole; her great-grandchildren, Jahrel, A'Mare, and A'Myah; | 10 | | her devoted neighbors of forty years, Edgar and Gertrude | 11 | | Martin; and a host of loving nieces, nephews, in-laws, and | 12 | | special friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | her family and friends, the passing of Earlene Ray; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Earlene Ray as a symbol of our | 19 | | sincere sympathy.
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