Full Text of HR0937 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Bonnie | 4 | | Jean Hester of Peoria, who passed away on November 10, 2020; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Hester was born in Truman, Arkansas to Vastula and | 7 | | Henry T. Slaughter on June 7, 1944; she married Jerry Hester on | 8 | | July 27, 1968, and he preceded her in death in 2012; she earned | 9 | | a Certificate in Labor History from the University of Illinois | 10 | | and a Clerical Certificate from the Vocational School of | 11 | | Southern Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bonnie Hester worked in the public sector for 35 | 13 | | years; she worked for the Peoria City and County Health | 14 | | Department for 25 years; most recently, she served as the | 15 | | program assistant for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) | 16 | | program; during her career, she served on the Health Care | 17 | | Committee for Peoria County Employees and as president of | 18 | | AFSCME local #3665 for 14 years; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Bonnie Hester was committed to her faith and | 20 | | showed her passion through service; she was a longtime member | 21 | | of Christ Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school for | 22 | | nearly 30 years; she served on the school board of Peoria |
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| 1 | | Christ Lutheran School, where she also assisted in the | 2 | | lunchroom during the school day and was a constant presence | 3 | | when her children and grandchildren attended the school; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bonnie Hester was passionate about standing up for | 5 | | her beliefs and for those without a voice; her activism began | 6 | | when she was a young woman in Carbondale, where she was a | 7 | | member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during | 8 | | the Civil Rights Movement; she continued her activism in | 9 | | Peoria; upon her retirement, she was elected to represent | 10 | | District 1 on the Peoria County Board from December 2006 to | 11 | | November 2011; she volunteered for the American Red Cross | 12 | | Disaster Services, the Heart of Illinois United Way, and the | 13 | | Make-A-Wish Foundation; she was a past board member and active | 14 | | member of the Southside Community United for Change; she also | 15 | | served as a member of the executive board for the West Central | 16 | | Illinois Labor Council and the NAACP; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Bonnie Hester was known for her smile, her | 18 | | encouraging words, her friendliness, and her infectious | 19 | | personality; she will be remembered for being the embodiment of | 20 | | maternal pride; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Bonnie Hester was preceded in death by her | 22 | | parents, three brothers, and her grandparents; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bonnie Hester is survived by her son, Jerry | 2 | | (Simone) Hester II; her daughters, Lorry Saunders and Amie | 3 | | Hester; her grandchildren, Jervon, Ashton, Breonna, Jordyn, | 4 | | Imani, and Jerry III; her brothers, Wardell Slaughter, James | 5 | | Slaughter, and Charles Slaughter; her sisters, Jewel Thompson, | 6 | | Jeraldine Brown, Lauretha Slaughter, and Barbara Ann Tipton; | 7 | | and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members, | 8 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Bonnie Jean Hester and extend our | 12 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 13 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Bonnie Hester as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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