Full Text of HR0830 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, During Black History Month it is important to | 3 | | recognize those within the African American community who | 4 | | contributed to the betterment of the State; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Wyvetter H. Younge (August 23, 1930 - December 26, | 6 | | 2008) was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of | 7 | | Representatives, representing the 114th District from 1975 | 8 | | until 2008; she served as the Assistant Majority Leader and was | 9 | | a member of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Wyvetter H. Younge earned her Bachelor of Science | 11 | | from the Hampton Institute, her Juris Doctor from the Saint | 12 | | Louis University School of Law, and her Master of Law from the | 13 | | Washington University School of Law; she was a former Assistant | 14 | | Circuit Attorney for the City of St. Louis; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Wyvetter H. Younge was married to Richard G. | 16 | | Younge, also an attorney, and they had 3 children, Ruth | 17 | | (deceased), Torque, and Margaret, and 2 step-sons, Richard | 18 | | Younge, Jr. and Roland Younge; her daughter, Margaret, said | 19 | | that her mother drove 90 minutes each way to Springfield every | 20 | | day so she could see her children in the mornings and evenings; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Wyvetter H. Younge was one of the longest-serving | 2 | | members of the Illinois House; her legislative priorities | 3 | | included urban renewal, substance abuse treatment, services | 4 | | for the homeless, and economic development; she was a public | 5 | | servant dedicated to equality and community progress; she | 6 | | received the "Best Legislator" award from the United Auto | 7 | | Workers in 1993; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Wyvetter H. Younge was a loyal believer in | 9 | | education and economic development, fighting hard to keep the | 10 | | community college in East St. Louis and to bring the Casino | 11 | | Queen there, and for any cause that would help her district; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Wyvetter H. Younge set the framework for | 14 | | Illinois's Homeless Bill of Rights; she sponsored House Bill | 15 | | 4116 in 2004, which passed the House of Representatives but did | 16 | | not receive a vote in the Senate; it contained several | 17 | | provisions that are now law, including the right for homeless | 18 | | people to access emergency medical care, the right to vote, and | 19 | | the privacy of personal records; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Wyvetter H. Younge's dedication and hard work for | 21 | | the people of her district, and on a larger scale - the | 22 | | contributions she has made for the advancement of African | 23 | | Americans in government, deserves to be remembered; therefore, |
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| 1 | | be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | during Black History Month, we recognize the late State | 5 | | Representative Wyvetter H. Younge for the all she has done; and | 6 | | be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Wyvetter H. Younge as an expression | 9 | | of our esteem and respect.
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