Full Text of HR0341 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate MajorBelle (Brown) James | 4 | | on the occasion of her 100th birthday on May 17, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, MajorBelle James was born to Dock and Rosa Brown | 6 | | in Belzoni, Mississippi on May 17, 1923; she was the only | 7 | | daughter of five siblings, including Hosea, William, Earl, and | 8 | | Alfred; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, MajorBelle James attended Forestville and Willard | 10 | | grammar schools, and she graduated 8th grade from Willard; she | 11 | | graduated from DuSable High School in 1941; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, MajorBelle James married John Velry James on May | 13 | | 3, 1943; they had one child, Rochelle James, who was born on | 14 | | October 31, 1943; they enjoyed 49 years of marriage until his | 15 | | passing on August 30, 1992; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, For 41 years, MajorBelle James was employed at | 17 | | Curtis Candy, known today as Nabisco, from 1947 until she | 18 | | retired in 1988; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, MajorBelle James attended and was baptized at | 20 | | both Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and Corpus Christi |
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| 1 | | Catholic Church, becoming a member of Corpus Christi Catholic | 2 | | Church at 15 years old; she formerly attended St. Ambrose | 3 | | Catholic Church and now attends St. Josephine Bakhita Parish; | 4 | | she was a member of The Knights of Peter Claver Ladies | 5 | | Auxiliary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, MajorBelle James has enjoyed cooking, especially | 7 | | baking cakes, and dancing; her hobbies have included | 8 | | videography, photography, and astrology; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, MajorBelle James is the aunt of well-known singer | 10 | | Donny Hathaway, the son of her oldest brother, Hosea; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, MajorBelle James is the grandmother of four, with | 12 | | one preceding her in death; the great-grandmother of 10, with | 13 | | one preceding her in death; the great-great-grandmother of 10; | 14 | | and the great-great-great grandmother of one; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate MajorBelle (Brown) James on celebrating her | 18 | | 100th birthday; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to MajorBelle James as an expression of our esteem | 21 | | and respect.
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