Full Text of SR0951 101st 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 Mary Alice Lockhart of Springfield, who | 4 | | passed away on January 13, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Lockhart was born in Alton to Hattie | 6 | | Mae Lockhart and Samuel Lafayette Lockhart on September 25, | 7 | | 1939; she attended Alton High School; she later attended | 8 | | Jackson State University's nursing program; she married Wash | 9 | | Phelon Sr. on June 20, 1967; they had 5 sons and 1 daughter; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Lockhart was a person of faith, love, | 12 | | prayer, and fasting; she regularly visited assisted living | 13 | | homes to share her faith in song; she was an active member of | 14 | | Amazing C.O.G.I.C. in Jackson, Mississippi; she sang alto with | 15 | | the Southern Mississippi Mass Choir and later recorded a live | 16 | | album with the Reverend Richard "Mr. Clean" White; in later | 17 | | years, she attended Spirit of Faith Church in Jacksonville; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Lockhart was known for her hugs; she | 19 | | was also well known for cooking for the community and church | 20 | | and was expecially revered for her homemade sweet rolls and | 21 | | desserts; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Lockhart was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents; her brothers, Darnell Lockhart and Lafayette | 3 | | Lockhart; and her sister, Doris Jeffries; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Mary Alice Lockhart is survived by her children, | 5 | | Wash Phelon Jr., Lafayette Phelon, Antonio (Sharra-Lisa Marie) | 6 | | Phelon, Marcus Phelon, Michael (Rikeesha) Phelon, and Joy | 7 | | Thomas; her brothers, Sam (Juanita) Lockhart, Roscoe (Nancy) | 8 | | Lockhart, William Lockhart, Neal (Rhonda) Lockhart, and | 9 | | Charles (Cassandra) Lockhart; her sisters, JoeAnna (Paul) | 10 | | Caldwell and Frances Johnson; her grandchildren, Antonio | 11 | | Jambri Phelon, Antonio Christopher Phelon, Summer Breeze | 12 | | Phelon, Kingston Michael Phelon, Mary Lauren Phelon, Kyree | 13 | | Johnson, Marcus Rashad Phelon, and Andrew Jackson-Godson; and | 14 | | her nieces, nephews, family, and friends; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 17 | | Mary Alice Phelon and extend our sincere condolences to her | 18 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Mary Alice Phelon as an expression | 22 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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