Full Text of SR0453 94th General Assembly
SR0453 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 regret of the death of Mary "Jane" Hunter on | 4 |
| Tuesday, April 5, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary "Jane" Waters was born on May 25, 1933, in | 6 |
| Shelby, Mississippi, to Cary and Geneva Waters; she was the | 7 |
| first born of three children; her brothers, Robert and | 8 |
| Sylvester preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, On August 24, 1948, she accepted Christ as her | 10 |
| Lord and Savior under the leadership of Reverend R.L. Jenkins | 11 |
| of White Plains Missionary Baptist Church; in April of 1953, | 12 |
| she moved to Chicago, where she joined Holy Star Light | 13 |
| Missionary Baptist Church and later joined Prince of Peace | 14 |
| Missionary Baptist Church, where she diligently served on the | 15 |
| Nurses Aide Committee until her health started to fail; and
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| WHEREAS, On October 17, 1953, she married the love of her | 17 |
| life, Jessie L. Hunter Sr., who preceded her in death; | 18 |
| together, they were the parents of five children, one son, Karl | 19 |
| Joseph, preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Mrs. Hunter worked for Sears Roebuck & Co. for 17 | 21 |
| years; she was a loving mother, sincere grandmother, and a | 22 |
| special great-granny; she was full of laughter and great humor; | 23 |
| she was a high-spirited, caring, and loving person and was | 24 |
| cherished by family and friends; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mary "Jane" Hunter has been deeply | 26 |
| felt by many, especially her daughters, Penny (Caleb), Glenda | 27 |
| Faye, and Cheryl (Tony); her son, Jesse Jr. (Janet); her | 28 |
| step-children, Bobbie Jean and Ivory Joe; her nine | 29 |
| grandchildren; her three great-grandchildren; and her many | 30 |
| relatives and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 |
| Mary "Jane" Hunter, and we extend our deepest sympathy to her | 4 |
| family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the family of Mrs. Hunter as an expression of our | 8 |
| sincere condolences for their loss.
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