Full Text of HR0501 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Daisy Robinson on the | 4 | | occasion of her 94th birthday on July 13, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Daisy Robinson studied piano, organ, and music | 6 | | theory at Chicago Conservatory College and the Chicago Musical | 7 | | College of Roosevelt University; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Daisy Robinson has been a dynamic musical | 9 | | personality and influence nationally and in the Chicago area | 10 | | for over 70 years; she began her musical career as an | 11 | | accompanist for the Liberty Baptist Church of Chicago; she | 12 | | subsequently expanded her musical horizons as an accompanist | 13 | | for the Unity Foundation Choir of Unity Village in Kansas City, | 14 | | Missouri; she also traveled extensively to churches and | 15 | | university campuses throughout the United States as an | 16 | | accompanist of noted folk singer and choir director Charles | 17 | | King; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Following her work with Charles King, Daisy | 19 | | Robinson went to Christ Universal Temple in Chicago, where she | 20 | | worked with Dr. Johnnie Coleman and became Founder and Director | 21 | | of The Youth Vibrations, a group of young singers; in 1977, | 22 | | they were invited to travel to London, England, where they |
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| 1 | | performed at the Olympic Theatre for the First International | 2 | | Metaphysical Conference; while in London, they also presented a | 3 | | concert at Royal Albert Hall; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Daisy Robinson has arranged and published 2 books | 5 | | of spirituals with motivational lyrics adapted for children; | 6 | | and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Daisy Robinson was the founder, owner, and | 8 | | director of Melody Way Music Studio on Stony Island Avenue in | 9 | | Chicago from 1963 to 1989; she also presented "A Fantasy in | 10 | | Fashion and Music", a production chaired by the noted Chicago | 11 | | Sun-Times columnist Irv Kupcinet; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, A celebration in honor of Daisy Robinson's 94th | 13 | | birthday will be held on July 13, 2013 at Emmanuel Baptist | 14 | | Church in Chicago; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Daisy Robinson on the occasion of her 94th | 18 | | birthday and wish her many happy and healthy years to come; and | 19 | | be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Daisy Robinson as a symbol of our esteem and |
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