Full Text of HR0302 101st 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 Mildred | 4 | | Bell, who passed away on April 6, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mildred Bell was born in Dumas, Arkansas to Irene | 6 | | Lindsey on June 7, 1931; she graduated from Dumas High School | 7 | | and moved to Chicago, where she attended the Madame C.J. Walker | 8 | | Beauty School; she married Roosevelt Bell on July 5, 1958; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mildred Bell worked for Hart Schaffner & Marx for | 10 | | 34 years until her retirement in 1996; after retirement, she | 11 | | worked with Help at Home, Inc.; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Mildred Bell was a member of the Vernon Baptist | 13 | | Church for 65 years, where she served on the Matron Society and | 14 | | with the Willing Workers Ministry; the heart of her family, she | 15 | | was known for her sweet smile and kind spirit; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Mildred Bell was preceded in death by her mother, | 17 | | Irene Lindsey; her son, Gregory Bell; and her sister, Mary | 18 | | Leggins; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Mildred Bell is survived by her husband, Roosevelt | 20 | | Bell; her children, Gretta Yvette Williams and Janice |
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| 1 | | Slaughter; her sister, Helen Green (Malvon); her brother, Joe | 2 | | James; her grandchildren, Aquisha Davis, Alexis Slaughter, and | 3 | | Gregory Slaughter Jr.; her great-grandchildren, Hillary, | 4 | | Hollyn, and Aniya; numerous nephews, nieces, cousins, and | 5 | | friends; and her church family; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we mourn the passing of Mildred Bell and extend our sincere | 9 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 10 | | her; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Mildred Bell as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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