Full Text of SR0298 96th General Assembly
SR0298 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 Tarvie Hayes Saunders, who passed away on | 4 |
| May 14, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on May 7, 1914 in Greenville, | 6 |
| Mississippi to Charles (Grandpa) and Priscilla Hayes; she | 7 |
| attended school in Mississippi; she was baptized Catholic at | 8 |
| St. Leo Church; and
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| WHEREAS, She was raised by her father and her sister, Lovie | 10 |
| Shores, and various aunts; she married Arthur Saunders on July | 11 |
| 21, 1933 and they were together for 65 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mother Tarvie Saunders enjoyed playing her | 13 |
| harmonica and telling stories of her childhood and life; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her son, Arthur | 15 |
| Saunders Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Mother Tarvie is survived by her children, Naomi | 17 |
| (Cleophus) Sanders, Isabelle (Simon) Conda, Arthurine | 18 |
| (Elifast) Basora, Tarvie Ann (Jerome) Roberts, Esther (Tommy) | 19 |
| Crawford, Charles (Sharon Renee) Saunders, Priscilla Chambers, | 20 |
| and Sara Johnson; her daughter-in-law, Carol Saunders; her |
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| thirty grandchildren; her fifty-eight great-grandchildren; her | 2 |
| thirteen great-great-grandcildren; and a host of nieces, | 3 |
| nephews, cousins, neighbors, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Mother Tarvie Saunders; | 7 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Tarvie Hayes Saunders as a symbol of | 10 |
| our sincere sympathy.
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