Full Text of SR1032 100th 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 Olivia Patton Hooker, who passed away on | 4 | | October 11, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Olivia Hooker was born in Lexington, Mississippi | 6 | | to Andrew and Mary Selena Patton on March 9, 1951; she attended | 7 | | high school at Lexington Attendance Center; she married her | 8 | | high school sweetheart, Willie Hooker Jr., and they enjoyed | 9 | | over 40 years together; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Olivia Hooker owned Hooker's Restaurant, where | 11 | | she was noted as a great cook; she truly enjoyed using her | 12 | | cooking to bring smiles to people's faces; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Olivia Hooker was a faithful member of Newport | 14 | | Missionary Baptist Church, where she served on the Pastor Aid | 15 | | Committee and the Dining Committee, oversaw the Youth Program, | 16 | | and was a member of the choir; she enjoyed taking care of her | 17 | | family and sewing; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Olivia Hooker was preceded in death by her | 19 | | husband, Willie; her daughter, Teresa Hooker; and her brothers, | 20 | | LC and Clarence Patton; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Olivia Hooker is survived by her daughters, | 2 | | Beatrice Hooker and Lucretia Newman; her son, Willie (Melissa) | 3 | | Hooker III; her sisters, Louisville Marcus, Juanita Patton, | 4 | | Meta Patton, and Rosie Levy; and her many grandchildren, | 5 | | great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Olivia Patton Hooker and extend our sincere condolences to her | 9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Olivia Hooker as an expression of | 13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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