Full Text of HR1169 94th General Assembly
HR1169 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Merl Lee | 4 |
| Butler on Saturday, April 1, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Merl Lee Snow was born on November 24, 1926, in | 6 |
| Chicago to George and Mattie May Snow; she married James Butler | 7 |
| on March 24, 1951; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Butler was an active member of the Church of | 9 |
| God in Christ and has attended Faith Temple, (C.O.G.I.C.), for | 10 |
| the past 20 years; she faithfully served on the Mothers Board | 11 |
| and expressed her appreciation and gratitude for God's | 12 |
| blessings, life, and the fellowship and warmth she received | 13 |
| from both friends and strangers throughout her lifetime; and
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| WHEREAS, She will be remembered for her love for her family | 15 |
| and friends, her great sense of humor, her many candid remarks, | 16 |
| and the warmth she generated to her fellow man; she was the | 17 |
| kind of woman who enjoyed life to the fullest, which meant she | 18 |
| lived it serving her God; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Merl Lee Butler has been deeply | 20 |
| felt by many, especially her children, Howard Snow, Gwennetta | 21 |
| Smiley, Dr. Felicia Y. Blasingame (Zachary), and Rose Butler; | 22 |
| her grandchildren, Toni, Ronald, Nena, Hassan, Chloe, and | 23 |
| Devin; her great-grandchildren, Nina, Kayla, Imani, and Ronald | 24 |
| III; her brother, Ernest Snow; and her many cousins and | 25 |
| friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 27 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 28 |
| we mourn the passing of Merl Lee Butler, and we extend our | 29 |
| deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and all who knew and | 30 |
| loved her; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our sincerest | 3 |
| condolences.
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