Full Text of HR1130 97th 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
Iola | 4 | | McGowan of Chicago, who passed away on May 24, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was born on September 8, 1936; proud | 6 | | of her West Side roots, she graduated from Farragut High School | 7 | | in 1954; she started a family and spearhead neighborhood | 8 | | efforts in her area; she later graduated from Northeastern | 9 | | Illinois University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She began her political career at the precinct | 11 | | level; she ascended through the ranks of the Democratic Party | 12 | | to become the Director of Consumer Services for the City of | 13 | | Chicago under former Mayor Jane Byrne, serving a 6-year term; | 14 | | she was then appointed to head the Model Cities Community | 15 | | Services program; she also developed an innovative classroom | 16 | | coloring book to teach children about becoming educated | 17 | | consumers; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, She was a former Vice Chairman of the Illinois | 19 | | State Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee; | 20 | | and she served as a Chicago Park District Commissioner; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was known as the "First Lady of the |
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| 1 | | Westside" and served as the 29th Ward Committeeman for 4 years; | 2 | | she also served on the Board of Cook County Department of | 3 | | Corrections; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was preceded in death by her husband, | 5 | | Adam "Donald" McGowan; her mother, Ernestine Martin; and her | 6 | | sister, Anna Pearson; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan is survived by her children, Rhonda | 8 | | Stivers (fiance, Matthew), Gregory McGowan (Patricia), and | 9 | | Allison McGowan (fiance, Shawn); her sister, Laverne Schaffer; | 10 | | her grandchildren, Jason Stivers, Ashley McGowan, and Whitney | 11 | | McGowan; and a host of nieces, nephews, family members, and | 12 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 16 | | Iola McGowan; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Iola McGowan as a symbol of our | 19 | | sincere sympathy.
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