Full Text of HR0684 094th General Assembly
HR0684 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Ella | 4 |
| Jean Jefferson on October 9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Ella Jean Jefferson was born on July 11, 1933 to | 6 |
| the union of Eugene and Lillian Peel;
Ella was united in holy | 7 |
| matrimony to Marvin Jefferson of Memphis, Tennessee; this union | 8 |
| was a family of love and compassion that included seven | 9 |
| children; this devoted and loving marriage flourished for 45 | 10 |
| years until Marvin departed to glory; and
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| WHEREAS, Ella was educated in the Chicago Public School | 12 |
| system, attending Abbott Elementary and Englewood High School; | 13 |
| most of her education centered on working with the development | 14 |
| of children; she received several certificates and awards; and
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| WHEREAS, Ella possessed the ability to work with complex | 16 |
| families; her love and destiny work was that of a foster parent | 17 |
| for the Department of Children and Family Services; she was | 18 |
| grandmother to more than 44 children throughout the Illinois | 19 |
| region in the Department of Children and Family Services; in | 20 |
| addition, she provided counseling and role modeling for parents | 21 |
| to help them to obtain good and effective parenting skills; and
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| WHEREAS, Ella was a pillar of strength to her family, her | 23 |
| church members, and anyone who had the fortune to come into her | 24 |
| presence; her professional trade was upholstery, and she worked | 25 |
| as a seamstress; she was an entrepreneur who manufactured new | 26 |
| and used furniture; and
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| WHEREAS, Ella was baptized and attended Greater Harvest | 28 |
| Church; it was a wonderful beginning to her journey in Christ, | 29 |
| 38 years ago; she served in the ministry of music and was the | 30 |
| wife of a deacon; and
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| WHEREAS, Ella was preceded in death by one of her children, | 2 |
| Linell; she leaves to celebrate her life and legacy: one sister | 3 |
| Joan Marie Collier; 2 brothers, Eugene Peel and Darryl Dokes; 6 | 4 |
| children Paula, Armel, Cassandra, Sharon, Shreen, and Carolyn; | 5 |
| a special friend, Annie Mae Barnes; 29 grandchildren; 44 | 6 |
| great-grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, and a host of other | 7 |
| relatives and friends; therefore, be it | 8 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 |
| that we mourn the death of Ella Jean Jefferson and extend our | 11 |
| sincerest condolences to her family, friends, and community; | 12 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Ella Jean Jefferson as an expression | 15 |
| of our deepest sympathy.
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