Full Text of SR0769 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 Evelyn Rosemary Koine of Carbondale, who | 4 | | passed away on May 7, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born March 14, 1953, in Carbondale, the | 6 | | daughter of the late William R. and Eurma C. Hayes, the seventh | 7 | | of 10 children; she accepted Christ at an early age and was a | 8 | | devoted member of Bethel AME Church, holding positions as | 9 | | chairwoman of Feed My Sheep Community Kitchen, choir president, | 10 | | steward, and stewardess; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, She was a community activist and chairwoman of the | 12 | | Carbondale Preservation Committee and a board member of the | 13 | | Eurma C. Hayes Center; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Koine leaves to cherish her memory her | 15 | | husband of 34 years, David K. Koine; her daughters, Nicole T. | 16 | | Hayes Mason and Edith C. Koine; her sons, William K., Arquisha | 17 | | Kinyua, and William K. Koine,; her stepson, Koine K. (Wanjiku) | 18 | | Kinyua; her 21 grandchildren; her sisters, Georgetta and James | 19 | | Slaughter, Ovella and Ray Cooper, Kathyrn Harris, Lillian and | 20 | | Larry Peterson, and Rebecca Hayes Thomas; her brother, William | 21 | | R. and Verna Hayes; her close friends, Frances Davenport, | 22 | | Rosetta Douglas, Marilyn James, and Eleanor Powell; and a host |
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| 1 | | of nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives, and friends; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 5 | | her family and friends, the passing of Evelyn Koine; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Evelyn Koine as a symbol of our | 9 | | sincere sympathy.
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