Full Text of SR1538 100th 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 Minnie Mae Alford, who passed away on | 4 | | March 15, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Alford was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to | 6 | | Mr. and Mrs. Willie Campbell on May 1, 1915; after the death of | 7 | | her mother, she moved to St. Louis, Missouri, where she was | 8 | | raised by her aunt; she committed to her faith at the Bostic | 9 | | Temple COGIC with the late Bishop Bostic; she married her first | 10 | | husband when she was 15; later, her marriage dissolved and she | 11 | | moved to Chicago, where she met a preacher, James B. Alford; | 12 | | they were married for over 50 years, and she supported him as | 13 | | the First Lady of the Progressive COGIC of Maywood for 42 | 14 | | years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Alford did not let anything stop her from | 16 | | serving Progressive; she was a member of the Sewing Circle | 17 | | Ministry, where they made quilts and blankets for people n | 18 | | need; she also made drapes for the church and chair covers for | 19 | | the seats; she was a member of the Senior Choir and served as | 20 | | one of the choir directors and one of the main soloists; she | 21 | | coordinated the Radio Choir's travel for annual trips to St. | 22 | | Louis, Missouri, concerts, and events; she sold the most | 23 | | tickets for the Radio Choir's annual concert; she also played |
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| 1 | | the piano and was a member of Progressive's first band; she was | 2 | | the Director of the Group Ministry and the main financial | 3 | | supporter for the "Rain on Us" project; she counseled those who | 4 | | needed help and nursed those who were sick; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Alford was known as the "queen of | 6 | | hospitality," and she often had unexpected guests stop by the | 7 | | house to have dinner with her family; she prepared three meals | 8 | | a day for traveling Evangelists, who also stayed at her home | 9 | | while they conducted revivals; she made everyone feel welcome | 10 | | and happy; she also provided spiritual and moral support to her | 11 | | husband and her children; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Alford was preceded in death by her | 13 | | husband, Dr. James Alford Sr.; her son, Sunny; and her | 14 | | daughter, Beatrice; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Minnie Alford is survived by her sons, James | 16 | | (Carolyn) Alford Jr., Perry (Erna) Alford Sr., and Apostle | 17 | | Donald (Gloria) Alford Sr.; her grandchildren, Perry (Carmen) | 18 | | Alford Jr., Keisha Sally, Alita (Mike) Abron, Sean Alford, | 19 | | James (Sonia) Alford III, Donald (Rasheeda) Alford II, Stephon | 20 | | Alford, Brianna Alford, Venevia Tate, and Jermaine Tate; her | 21 | | great-grandchildren, Taneisha "NuNu" Caldwell, Brittnee | 22 | | Alford, Jeniece Alford, James Alford IV, Keyona Carter, Tiya | 23 | | Carter, Xzavier Carter, Perry Alford III, Dajia Alford, Donald |
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| 1 | | Alford III, Mi'Kylah Alford, DeVaughn Alford, and Jayla Alford; | 2 | | her many other relatives and friends; and her Progressive | 3 | | family; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Minnie Mae Alford and extend our sincere condolences to her | 7 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Minnie Alford as an expression of | 11 | | our deepest sympathy.
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