Full Text of HR1250 100th 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 Barbara | 4 | | Noel Caldwell, who passed away on July 28, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell was born in Chicago to Lewis A.H. | 6 | | and Alice Jarrells Caldwell on March 23, 1937; she was a member | 7 | | of St. Edmund's Episcopal Church and graduated from Hyde Park | 8 | | High School; she attended Howard University and then returned | 9 | | to Chicago and earned her Bachelor of Science in Teaching from | 10 | | the Chicago Teachers College (Chicago State University); | 11 | | later, she earned her master's degree in inner city studies | 12 | | from Northeastern University; she married Keith Alonzo | 13 | | Caldwell in Chicago on October 22, 1960; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell's career in education began at | 15 | | the Alexandre Dumas Elementary School, where she implemented a | 16 | | closed circuit television educational program/studio; she then | 17 | | joined the Walt Disney Magnet School,
where she became a pod | 18 | | leader in their open classroom curriculum; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell served as president of the | 20 | | Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, managing a $3.5 billion budget; | 21 | | she was a Diamond Life member of
the Delta Sigma Theta | 22 | | Sorority, Inc.; she was also a member of the Lake Shore Chapter |
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Chicago Links, Inc., The Mother's Club, the Bronzeville | 2 | | Children's Museum, and the St. Mark United Methodist Church; | 3 | | she was a board member for a number of
organizations; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell was affectionately known as | 5 | | "Bobby Links"; she enjoyed dancing, traveling, horseback | 6 | | riding, dining out, art collecting, decorating her home, and | 7 | | spoiling her family; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell was preceded in death by her | 9 | | mother, Alice Jarrells Caldwell; her stepmother, Ruth Stimpson
| 10 | | Caldwell; her father, Lewis A. H. Caldwell; her sister, Phyllis | 11 | | Yvonne; her husband,
Keith A. Caldwell; and her second husband, | 12 | | Richard Ward; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Caldwell is survived by her children, Lori | 14 | | Caldwell Valentine (Derryle) and Keith Lewis Caldwell | 15 | | (Sheryl);
her grandchildren, Derryle Keith Valentine, | 16 | | Christopher Caldwell Valentine, Kyra Rene
Caldwell, Dorian | 17 | | Noel Valentine, and Karson Nicole Caldwell; and numerous | 18 | | relatives, friends, neighbors, sorority sisters, and church | 19 | | and club members; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 | | mourn the passing of Barbara Noel Caldwell, and extend our |
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| 1 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 2 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the family of Barbara Caldwell as an expression of | 5 | | our deepest sympathy.
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