Full Text of HR1055 99th 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 Anne V. | 4 | | Nether-Gass, who passed away on February 13, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Anne Nether-Gass was born on April 17, 1957 in | 6 | | Sylvester, Georgia; her parents were Jasper and Irene Nether; | 7 | | she married Arthur J. Gass, Sr. on November 29, 1975; they were | 8 | | married for over 40 years and renewed their wedding vows on | 9 | | August 22, 2015; they traveled 7,604 miles across the country | 10 | | on their honeymoon; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Anne Nether-Gass was employed as a childcare | 12 | | provider, as an Accounts Payable Clerk for Moore Business | 13 | | Forms, and as a Program Administrative Assistant for the Black | 14 | | Chamber of Commerce of Lake County; she later dedicated her | 15 | | time to the care of her grandchildren; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Anne Nether-Gass confessed Christ at an early age | 17 | | and was baptized at Jones Chapel A.M.E. Church; she was very | 18 | | active in her church and served in many ministries; she was a | 19 | | Sunday school teacher, choir member, choir director, youth | 20 | | ministry director, deaconess, minister's wife, and Pastor's | 21 | | wife; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Anne Nether-Gass was the founder of the North | 2 | | Shore Baptist Minister Wives and Widows Organization and along | 3 | | with her husband cofounded the Black Chamber of Commerce of | 4 | | Lake County, Family Housing Services of Lake County, and the | 5 | | Small Business and Contractors Academy, where she served as the | 6 | | Director of Growth and Development and as a member of the Board | 7 | | of Directors; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Anne Nether-Gass was preceded in death by her | 9 | | parents; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Anne Nether-Gass is survived by her husband, | 11 | | Arthur, Sr.; her daughters, CaRita A. (Kedrick) Timms and | 12 | | LuSundra P. (Darl, II) Everett; her son, Arthur J. Gass, Jr.; | 13 | | her grandchildren, Jasper, Harrison, Donavyn, Darl, III, and | 14 | | Jaylen; her siblings, Willie Carl (Juanita) Nether, Mary | 15 | | Frances (Henry) McKinney, Johnny (Diane) Nether, and Ima Jean | 16 | | (Chester) Walker; and her many nieces, nephews, godchildren, | 17 | | and adopted children; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | 21 | | Anne V. Nether-Gass; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Anne Nether-Gass as an expression of | 2 | | our sympathy.
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