Full Text of HR0237 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 Carolyn | 4 | | Rush of Chicago; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carolyn Rush was born in Memphis, Tennessee on May | 6 | | 27, 1949; she moved to Chicago at an early age; she graduated | 7 | | from Hirsch
High School and Roosevelt University in Chicago | 8 | | with high honors with a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational | 9 | | Leadership; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Carolyn Rush served as Chairman of the Board of | 11 | | Directors of Beloved Community Family Services, an | 12 | | organization whose mission is to provide a network of | 13 | | compassionate services that promote the cultural, economic, | 14 | | and social well-being of youth and families in the Englewood | 15 | | and surrounding communities; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Carolyn Rush's professional career includes four | 17 | | years of service as the creator and administrator of the | 18 | | Banking Development Program for the Treasurer of the State of | 19 | | Illinois; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Carolyn Rush worked as a community organizer, | 21 | | precinct captain, and political
strategist in many campaigns; |
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| 1 | | she was instrumental in the civil rights movement, working to | 2 | | end discrimination
in housing and employment; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Carolyn Rush was the longtime political advisor to | 4 | | her husband, U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush, and served as First | 5 | | Lady of the Beloved Community Church of God in Christ, a church | 6 | | founded by her husband; she also served the Church in a | 7 | | leadership capacity through her diligent work in the Church's | 8 | | Core Leadership Group; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Carolyn Rush was an avid gardener and enjoyed | 10 | | antiquing and exploring her interest in vintage architecture; | 11 | | she loved to read and developed an interest in writing; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Carolyn Rush is survived by her husband of 36 | 13 | | years, U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush; six children; and 14 | 14 | | grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | mourn the passing of Carolyn Rush, and extend our sincere | 18 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 19 | | her; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the family of Carolyn Rush as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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