Full Text of HR0401 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Sandra | 4 | | Gardner, who passed away on May 22, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sandra Gardner was born to Obie and Mary Gardner | 6 | | on December 6, 1954; she attended Francis W. Parker School in | 7 | | Chicago, where she sang in the a capella choir; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sandra Gardner worked at Rush Presbyterian | 9 | | Hospital and JMB Realty; she retired in 2019 from Northwestern | 10 | | Hospital after 30 years of service; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Sandra Gardner was a member of Starlight St. | 12 | | James M.B. Church and developed a commitment to serving | 13 | | others; she joined the choir, singing soprano, and was excited | 14 | | about going to rehearsals, learning new songs, and traveling | 15 | | with the choir; she also served in the Willing Workers Club; | 16 | | she then joined Crusaders Church in 1990; she loved children | 17 | | and was placed over the children's ministry, where she | 18 | | mothered them and treated them like her own; she enrolled in | 19 | | the New Members class, where she bonded with her class and said | 20 | | they were like family; she was a faithful member on the deacons | 21 | | board, serving and ministering to others in need; she traveled | 22 | | with church members on missions to Addis Ababa Ethiopia, the |
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| 1 | | Czech Republic, and parts of the United States; she was later | 2 | | ordained as a prophetess; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Sandra Gardner loved traveling and going to | 4 | | church conferences, picnics, and trips with the family; one of | 5 | | her favorite times was being with her son and family every 4th | 6 | | of July; she looked forward to staying overnight to watch | 7 | | fireworks or just visit; she was known as "Nana" to her | 8 | | grandchildren, and being with them was what she would talk | 9 | | about the most; she was so happy to see them achieve their | 10 | | goals, and she would reward them knowing that would make them | 11 | | work harder to receive more surprises; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Sandra Gardner gave of herself in many ways; she | 13 | | happily donated her time, a ride, a home cooked meal, clothes, | 14 | | or her ear to listen; she enjoyed serving others; she had a | 15 | | bubbly personality, and it was a joy to be in her presence; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Sandra Gardner loved her siblings, nieces, and | 17 | | nephews; she always looked forward to spending time with them | 18 | | and was glad when the family would meet; cooking was her forte, | 19 | | and she especially loved when family gathered for birthdays | 20 | | and holidays; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sandra Gardner was preceded in death by her | 22 | | father, Obie; her brother, Melvin Gardner; and her sister, |
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| 1 | | Dorothy Thompson; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Sandra Gardner is survived by her mother, Mary | 3 | | Gardner; her son, DeJaun (Crystal) Gardner; her grandchildren, | 4 | | Kahari, Kiari, and Kaeden; her sisters, Sarah Butler, Annie | 5 | | Travis, Mary McKinley, Gloria (Tyrone) Willis, and Joyce | 6 | | Gardner; her brothers, Jimmie (Florida) Gardner and Leonard | 7 | | Gardner; her aunt, Cora Hudson; and numerous nieces, nephews, | 8 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Sandra Gardner and extend our sincere | 12 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 13 | | her; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Sandra Gardner as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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