Full Text of HR0384 103rd 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 Ellen | 4 | | Brown-Dixon of Chicago, who passed away on August 4, 2023; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Brown-Dixon was born in Canton, Mississippi | 6 | | to Harvey and Mattie Mondy on November 18, 1920; she married | 7 | | Earnest Dixon; she moved to Chicago and became a member of | 8 | | Mother of Gospel Truth MB Church; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Brown-Dixon worked at Zenith Electronics | 10 | | building televisions; she retired from Beverly Bank in 1983; | 11 | | she later became a nanny for the Sigman family and loved their | 12 | | son, David, as her own; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Brown-Dixon enjoyed reading the Bible, | 14 | | cooking, baking, entertaining family and friends, and dressing | 15 | | "to the Nines"; she supported her block, her church, and her | 16 | | community, helping those in need and volunteering in many | 17 | | capacities for programs and fundraisers whenever she saw a | 18 | | need; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Brown-Dixon was preceded in death by her | 20 | | parents; her husband, Earnest; her son, J.D. Smith; and her | 21 | | six siblings; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ellen Brown-Dixon is survived by her nieces, | 2 | | Julia Banks and Tamberla (Jerry) Duckett; her daughter, Anni | 3 | | Smith; her nephew, Willis Mondy; her great-great-nephew, | 4 | | Marquaris Mondy; her cousin, Dora Branson; and numerous | 5 | | nieces, nephews, cousins, family, and friends; therefore, be | 6 | | it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we mourn the passing of Ellen Brown-Dixon and extend our | 10 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 11 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Ellen Brown-Dixon as an expression | 14 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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