Full Text of SR0246 96th General Assembly
SR0246 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Willie Mae McEwen, who passed away on | 4 |
| April 18, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Willie Mae McEwen, affectionately known as Ms. | 6 |
| Willie, was born July 26, 1949, in Chicago, to Thomas and Ruth | 7 |
| Lee Loney; Willie Mae attended school in the Chicago Public | 8 |
| school system; she accepted Christ at an early age and was | 9 |
| baptized at the Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church by the | 10 |
| late Reverend Joseph A. Allen; and
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| WHEREAS, Willie Mae married her childhood sweetheart, | 12 |
| Ralph McBride Sr., who preceded her in death; to this union two | 13 |
| sons were born, Salvador and Ralph; during their union Ralph's | 14 |
| active duty in the Armed Services allowed Willie Mae to travel | 15 |
| around the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Willie Mae's journey through life was not easy, | 17 |
| however, she was able to capture many aspects in her poetry; | 18 |
| despite all her obstacles, she rededicated her life to Christ | 19 |
| at Mt. Hermon where she was a mentor and guiding light for | 20 |
| other young women; Willie Mae strived to do and know more, so | 21 |
| she pursued higher academic achievements; she earned an | 22 |
| Associate Degree in Applied Science with emphasis in Mental |
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| Health/Addiction Studies from Kennedy-King College with honors | 2 |
| in May of 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, After receiving her degree, Willie Mae was | 4 |
| employed at HRDI-Human Resources Development Institute where | 5 |
| she was inspirational in leading many women to Christ; she met | 6 |
| and fell instantly in love with Reverend "Chef" John and in | 7 |
| August 2005, Willie Mae married Reverend John McEwen; following | 8 |
| God's direction to worship with her husband, she joined | 9 |
| Cathedral Baptist Church, where she served as the President of | 10 |
| the Prayer Band and a member of the Women's Ministry until God | 11 |
| called her home; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Willie Mae McEwen was preceded in death by her | 13 |
| son, Ralph; her mother and father; her three brothers and one | 14 |
| sister; and
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| WHEREAS, She leaves to mourn her loving husband, John | 16 |
| McEwen; her son, Salvador (Tonese) Woodie; her three | 17 |
| step-daughters, Rita, Janae, and April; her granddaughter, | 18 |
| Amber; her grandfather, John H Doyle Sr.; her three sisters, | 19 |
| Dianna (Walter) Caston, Elizabeth Derrick, and Carol (Eugene) | 20 |
| Langston; her brother, Norval (Loretta) Davenport III; her | 21 |
| mother-in-law, Carrie Jones; her four brother-in-laws, Robert | 22 |
| (Brenda) McEwen, James (Linda) McEwen, Cedric (Juanita) | 23 |
| McEwen, and Erwin (Debee) McEwen; her four sister-in-laws, |
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| Shirley (Gary) Hearns, Idela (Elias) Daughrity, Doris McGhee, | 2 |
| and Carolyn (Alvin) McBride; her favorite aunt and uncle, John | 3 |
| Jr. and Joyce Doyle, who were like a brother and sister to her; | 4 |
| her three aunts, Angelina Brown, Katie Doyle, and Jacqueline | 5 |
| (Addis) McCarroll; her 64 nieces and nephews; her 51 | 6 |
| grandnieces and nephews; and a host of cousins and friends;
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| also leaves behind one grand niece, Danetta Loney, that she | 8 |
| called her daughter; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 11 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Willie Mae McEwen; and | 12 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the family of Willie Mae McEwen as a symbol of our | 15 |
| sincere sympathy.
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