Full Text of SR0298 94th General Assembly
SR0298 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Matilda "Tillie" Dennis of | 4 |
| Chicago on June 25, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born August
27, 1930, to Matilda Pinkard | 6 |
| and James Thorn in Montgomery, Alabama; after the death of her | 7 |
| mother, she and her four siblings moved to Chicago when she was | 8 |
| one year old; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Dennis graduated from Corpus Christi | 10 |
| Elementary School and attended DuSable High School; she was | 11 |
| baptized in the Catholic Church and her strong faith sustained | 12 |
| her throughout her life; and
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| WHEREAS, She was an avid reader who gladly shared facts and | 14 |
| antidotes from the vast literary works she read; she was an | 15 |
| alumnus of Altgeld Gardens where she raised her children and | 16 |
| formed lifelong relationships with a host of friends who | 17 |
| cherished her; and
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| WHEREAS, She worked in several occupations throughout her | 19 |
| life; she managed her brother's restaurants (Prince & Joy's) | 20 |
| for many years and, later in her life, her love for young | 21 |
| people drew her to the University of Chicago where she served | 22 |
| as the late night "mama" for more than 20 years until her | 23 |
| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Anyone who knew Tillie also knew that her children | 25 |
| and family always came first; her happiest moments were when | 26 |
| she was sharing time with them and celebrating the special and | 27 |
| not-so-special occasions; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her sons, Jimmy and | 29 |
| Ronnie, her mother and father, and her brothers and sisters; |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Matilda Dennis is felt by all who | 3 |
| knew and loved her, especially her children, Harry (Yvonne), | 4 |
| Clarice (Sydney), Vincent (Deborah), and Antoinette (Ralph); | 5 |
| her grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her niece and | 6 |
| nephews; and a host of other family members and friends; | 7 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the loss of | 10 |
| Matilda "Tillie" Dennis and extend our sincerest condolences to | 11 |
| her family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 14 |
| sympathy.
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