Full Text of HR1205 098th 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 Martha | 4 | | Rogers, who passed away on June 24, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Martha Rogers was born on October 15, 1929 in St. | 6 | | Francisville, Louisiana; her parents were Mamie and Gordon | 7 | | Blacher; she completed her secondary education at McKinley High | 8 | | School in Baton Rouge; in the late 1940s, she relocated to | 9 | | Chicago, where she met and married her husband, Edward Rogers, | 10 | | Jr.; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Martha Rogers accepted Christ at an early age and | 12 | | united with Magnolia Baptist Church of St. Francisville, | 13 | | Louisiana; in later years, she relocated to Baton Rouge, | 14 | | Louisiana and became a member of Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church | 15 | | in Scotlandville, Louisiana; she was a member of Lilydale | 16 | | Progressive Missionary Baptist Church over 52 years; she was | 17 | | active and served on such ministries as the Evergreen Club, the | 18 | | Shepard's Ministry, the Mother's Board, and Sunday school; in | 19 | | 2013, she was honored with the Pearl Award during Lilydale's | 20 | | centennial celebration; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Martha Rogers' love of elegance, style, and beauty | 22 | | led her to complete a degree in cosmetology; she went on to |
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| 1 | | become a successful licensed cosmetologist for over 55 years; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Martha Rogers was preceded in death by her | 4 | | husband; 6 brothers, Thomas, Melvin, Joe P., James, Anderson | 5 | | and William (Preacher); and a sister, Lucille Hunter; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Martha Rogers is survived by a daughter, | 7 | | Jacqueline Tarita Rogers; a son, Edward Duane Rogers; a sister, | 8 | | Malinda Blacher; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, | 9 | | godchildren, extended family members, and friends; therefore, | 10 | | be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | 14 | | Martha Rogers; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Martha Rogers as an expression of | 17 | | our sympathy.
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