Full Text of HR1171 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 Gwendolyn | 4 | | Hayes, who passed away on June 23, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes was born on June 30, 1936, in | 6 | | Summerlee, West Virginia; her parents were Reverend Walter N. | 7 | | Harris and Emma V. (Loving) Harris; she married Henry E. Hayes | 8 | | in June of 1962; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes attended the First Baptist Church | 10 | | of Summerlee, where she accepted Christ at an early age; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes graduated with honors in 1954 from | 12 | | DuBois High School in Mount Hope, West Virginia; after trying | 13 | | to attend college in West Virginia, she decided to relocate to | 14 | | Chicago, where she joined her first cousin, Margaret; after | 15 | | arriving in Chicago, she began to take night courses at DePaul | 16 | | University while working by day; she eventually found work as | 17 | | the first black keypunch machine operator for Reese Finer | 18 | | Foods; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, After completing her accounting studies at Wright | 20 | | Junior College and Northwestern University, Gwendolyn Hayes | 21 | | and her husband decided to venture into business for |
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| 1 | | themselves; during this time, she opened an accounting office | 2 | | on Chicago's West Side and began to invest in real estate; | 3 | | throughout the years, she owned many businesses, including G & | 4 | | H Hayes Management Service, the Sting-Rey, and the Chateau; she | 5 | | was also the first female CEO of the WVON radio station; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, After achieving her goals in life, Gwendolyn Hayes | 7 | | decided to focus on her work for the Lord and returned home to | 8 | | West Virginia, where she devoted herself to many activities | 9 | | within her church; she held various titles at the church, | 10 | | including superintendent of the Sunday School, Financial | 11 | | Secretary and Board Trustee, Banquet Committee Chairman, | 12 | | Corresponding Secretary, N.R.V.M. Missionary Clerk, and | 13 | | N.R.V.M. Baptist Association Clerk; she was also the Treasurer | 14 | | at the West Virginia Baptist Credit Union Association at the | 15 | | Hilltop Baptist Center; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes was recognized by various | 17 | | community organizations, newspapers, city officials, and | 18 | | politicians, including former Mayor of Chicago, Harold | 19 | | Washington; she was also the recipient of numerous awards, | 20 | | including the Outstanding and Dedicated Community Service | 21 | | Award, the Neighborhood Business Person of the Year, and the | 22 | | Revlon and Black Woman Hall of Fame Foundation 1988 Bethune | 23 | | Tubman Truth Award, among many others; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes was preceded in death by her | 2 | | brother, Walter J. Harris (Babe); and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gwendolyn Hayes is survived by her husband, Henry; | 4 | | her two children, Anita (Anthony) and Brian (Yolanda Renee), | 5 | | her grandchildren, Qiana (Robert Eric), Donte (Willie), Toni, | 6 | | LeNa, Avyance, Brian Jr., and Jayla; her great-grandchildren, | 7 | | Elijah Tyrique, Eric Andrew, TaZaria Aquice, and Zion Amir; her | 8 | | play mother, Leana Phillips; and her many nieces and nephews, | 9 | | other family members, and friends; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 13 | | Gwendolyn Hayes; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Gwendolyn Hayes as an expression of | 16 | | our sympathy.
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