Full Text of SR0126 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 Judy Tucker of Chicago; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Judy Tucker was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on | 5 | | September 1, 1943, to Lovell and Dorothy Ellis; she moved with | 6 | | her family to Chicago and then to Markham; in 1972, she married | 7 | | Elishious Tucker; while raising her children, she attended | 8 | | Victor Business School in Evergreen Park; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Judy Tucker began her career as a public servant | 10 | | as an intern with U.S. Congressman Ralph Metcalfe Sr.; she then | 11 | | served as Congressman Metcalfe Sr.'s executive secretary and | 12 | | his congressional aide; Congressman Metcalfe Sr.'s son, Ralph, | 13 | | invited her to serve as executive secretary and office manager; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Judy Tucker held several positions with the City | 16 | | of Chicago; she was the personal aide for the Commission on | 17 | | Human Relations, the Secretary of Public Utilities and the | 18 | | Committee on Finance for Alderman Tyrone Kenner, office manager | 19 | | for Cook County Commissioner Jerry Butler, and executive | 20 | | secretary for Alderman Bobby Rush; she followed Alderman Bobby | 21 | | Rush to Washington, D.C. when he was elected congressman and | 22 | | she served in many key positions for him, most notably as |
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| 1 | | Director of Constituent Service; she retired in September 2010 | 2 | | after 38 years serving the public; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Judy Tucker loved to cook and garden and her | 4 | | dishes were highly anticipated by those at family, church, and | 5 | | work events; her office and garden were made serene by the | 6 | | greenery that flourished; she devoted much of her time to her | 7 | | church, serving on the Usher Board for over 20 years and | 8 | | supporting other church ministries in anyway she could; she was | 9 | | a faithful member of the Miracle House of Prayer Church; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Judy Tucker was preceded in death by her parents | 11 | | and her brother, Lovell Jr.; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Judy Tucker is survived by her husband, Elishious; | 13 | | her children, Harriet Pitts Thomas, William Pitts, Aaron Pitts, | 14 | | Rev. Michael Pitts (Carmen), and Dottie Hall; her siblings, | 15 | | Lydia Christian (Dorris) and Cedric Ellis (Kathy); her 18 | 16 | | grandchildren; her 7 great-grandchildren; her very special | 17 | | sister friend, Doris Murray; and her many aunts, uncles, | 18 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 20 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 21 | | Judy Tucker, and we extend our sincere condolences to her | 22 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Judy Tucker as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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