Full Text of SR1819 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 Ruthie Dell Fairchild, who passed away on | 4 | | May 22, 2018 at the age of 71; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ruthie Fairchild was born in Ackerman, | 6 | | Mississippi to Joseph and Esther (Brown) Fairchild on August | 7 | | 21, 1946; she graduated from high school as valedictorian at | 8 | | the age of 16; she received her associate's degree from Clinton | 9 | | Community College and her bachelor's degree from Mount St. | 10 | | Clair; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ruthie Fairchild was a community activist; she was | 12 | | involved with the Lead Like Jesus Program, a prison and family | 13 | | ministry in the jail system, the Buddy House at Blackhawks | 14 | | Courts Farm, and the Patriots Gateway Community Center; she was | 15 | | the coordinator of the Zion Outreach for over 20 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Ruthie Fairchild is survived by her son, Edward | 17 | | Jerome Williams; her daughter, Malika (Wilson) Miller; her | 18 | | extended children, Cassandra Jackson, LaNette Williams, and | 19 | | LaMonte Williams; her brothers, Jerome Fairchild, Willie | 20 | | (Julia) Hughes, Malik (Roshelle) Lee, and Joseph (Marclene) | 21 | | Robinson; and her sisters, Ernestine Fairchild and Annette | 22 | | Jones; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Ruthie Dell Fairchild and extend our sincere condolences to her | 4 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Ruthie Fairchild as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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