Full Text of SR0789 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 Sammie Mae Criss of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on March 30, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on March 2, 1926 in Memphis, | 6 | | Tennessee, to Lula Crawford Jones and Samuel Jones; she married | 7 | | James Criss on May 18, 1946; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, She was affectionately known as "Momma" to many | 9 | | who knew and loved her; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She confessed Christ in Memphis before relocating | 11 | | to Chicago; in 1982, she joined the Tremont Tabernacle Baptist | 12 | | Church under the pastor and founder, J.W. Fields; she was a | 13 | | Pastor's Aide and a member of the Nurse's Aide Board; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret | 15 | | A. Woods; her husband, James Criss; her eldest son, James | 16 | | Criss; and her youngest daughter, Madilyn Criss; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sammie Mae Criss is survived by her brother, | 18 | | Freddie Criss; her sons, Narvel and Ray; her daughter, Diana | 19 | | (DeWayne); her grandchildren, Antionette, Kevin, Bryan, Corey, | 20 | | James, Michael, Joyce, Eddie, Nicole, Renona, Samantha, |
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| 1 | | Ollieiwean, and Ray Jr.; and her numerous great-grandchildren | 2 | | and great-great-grandchildren; 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 Sammie Mae Criss; and be | 6 | | it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Sammie Mae Criss as a symbol of our | 9 | | sincere sympathy.
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