Full Text of HR1286 93rd General Assembly
HR1286 93RD 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 were deeply saddened to learn of the death of | 4 |
| Loretta Murphy of Markham, the wife of former State | 5 |
| Representative Harold Murphy, on November 25, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, "Buttons" was born Loretta Wiggins on July 22, | 7 |
| 1939 to Mary Young and Edward Wiggins in Eldorado, Arkansas; | 8 |
| she was the eldest of five children, and was reared in Eldorado | 9 |
| by her grandmother, Mary Woodard; and
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| WHEREAS, Loretta attended and completed school in | 11 |
| Arkansas; she relocated to Chicago with her mother in 1957, | 12 |
| where she attended the South Suburban College; and
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| WHEREAS, She married Harold Murphy on May 19, 1958, and | 14 |
| they have three children; Loretta and Harold have been 41-year | 15 |
| residents of the City of Markham, where Loretta has faithfully | 16 |
| served and supported community and public service; and
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| WHEREAS, She united spiritual fellowship with Christ | 18 |
| Temple Missionary Baptist Church, and later with the Victory | 19 |
| Christian Assembly Church, both in Markham; she was a member of | 20 |
| the Eastern Star; and
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| WHEREAS, Loretta was employed as an Administrative | 22 |
| Secretary for the Cook County Department of Corrections and the | 23 |
| Jesse "Ma" Houston Facility; through many years of loyal | 24 |
| support to her husband's public service career, she | 25 |
| affectionately earned the title of "Assistant State | 26 |
| Representative"; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary and | 28 |
| Edward; and her brothers, Earl Young, Jr. and Kevin Young; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Loretta Murphy will be felt by all | 2 |
| who knew and loved her, especially her husband, Harold; her | 3 |
| children, Vetonia Williams, Karen Murphy, and Cassandra | 4 |
| (Frank) Jones; her grandchildren, Michael Ray Williams, | 5 |
| Carolyn Earline Murphy, and Jeremiah Clyde Williams; her | 6 |
| sisters, Alice Brooks and Adrian Myles Atkins; and a host of | 7 |
| other relatives and many friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn the passing of Loretta Murphy and we extend to her family | 11 |
| our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 15 |
| sympathy.
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