Full Text of SR1144 98th 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 Bertha Lee Logue; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bertha Logue was born in Macon, Georgia on May 17, | 5 | | 1923 to Edwin Anthony Henry, Sr. and Rosa Lee Brown; she | 6 | | attended Unionville Elementary School in Macon, graduated from | 7 | | Hudson High School, and earned her Licensed Practical Nurse | 8 | | (LPN) degree from Hughes Vocational School for Nursing in | 9 | | Macon; she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from | 10 | | Georgetown University School of Nursing in Washington, D.C.; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Bertha Logue started her career working at the | 13 | | United States Treasury in the printing and engraving | 14 | | department; she moved to Chicago in 1949 and worked at Curtiss | 15 | | Candy; she then returned to Macon, Georgia and married James | 16 | | Logue; she worked as an LPN in the Macon hospital system and | 17 | | then went to work as a private duty nurse; in 1973, she | 18 | | returned to Chicago and worked as a nurse at Peace Memorial | 19 | | Hospital; after 18 years of service, she retired with several | 20 | | commendations; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Bertha Logue was a member of Holy Name of Mary | 22 | | Church, where she participated in the Choral Ensemble Choir and |
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| 1 | | the Devine Souls Group Choir; she also served as secretary of | 2 | | the Holy Name of Mary Ladies Guild - an affiliate of the | 3 | | Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Court #134; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bertha Logue was preceded in death by her parents, | 5 | | and by 6 siblings, Etta Mae Shortz, Edwin Anthony Henry Jr., | 6 | | Cornelius David Henry, Clara B. Holley, Thelma L. Burke, and | 7 | | William Harrison Henry; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bertha Logue is survived by her special nieces, | 9 | | Cheryl Lynn (Ronald) Robinson, Courtney Ashley Robinson, and | 10 | | Karen C. Britton; special nephew, Justyn D. Britton; and a host | 11 | | of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 13 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 14 | | Bertha Lee Logue, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 15 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Bertha Logue as an expression of our | 19 | | deepest sympathy.
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