Full Text of SR0519 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Elizabeth Hall of Chicago, who passed | 4 | | away on December 3, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hall was born on August 20, 1930, in | 6 | | Goodwater, Alabama; her parents were Sims and Sarah Williams; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hall attended her early years of | 9 | | elementary school in Goodwater, Alabama before she and her | 10 | | family moved to Chicago in 1941; she subsequently graduated | 11 | | from Dunbar Vocational High School and settled in Chicago for | 12 | | the rest of her life; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hall grew up in the Baptist faith and | 14 | | accepted Christ as a young mother; she happily joined Trinity | 15 | | United Church of Christ later in her life; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hall was employed as a waitress and host | 17 | | in many of Chicago's well known hospitality venues for more | 18 | | than 30 years; she was also a licensed hair stylist; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hall was a 19-year breast cancer | 20 | | survivor; she was an active participant in numerous breast |
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| 1 | | cancer activities and celebrated each year as National Cancer | 2 | | Survivors' Day marked another year of survival for her; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hall enjoyed spending time with friends | 4 | | and family, music (especially jazz), and celebrating holidays | 5 | | and other special times with family and friends in her home, | 6 | | which gave her the occasion to showcase her masterful cooking; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hall was preceded in death by her | 9 | | mother; her sister, Ellabelle Moody; her daughter, Leatrice E. | 10 | | Hall; and her brother, Johnny Williams; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Elizabeth Hall is survived by her husband, | 12 | | Fletcher C. Hall; her sons, Zachary E. Hall (Kendrea) and | 13 | | Fletcher A. Hall; her daughters, Diane Livingston, Sandra Hall, | 14 | | and Yolanda Hall; her sister, Mary Freeman; her sister-in-law, | 15 | | Mildred Williams; her brother-in-law, Odell Moody; her | 16 | | grandchildren, Zena Beach (Kip), Steve A. Hall (Gene'), Cherise | 17 | | Livingston, Fletcher Hall III, Tremayne Hall (Tanya), Cara | 18 | | Hall, Erika Hall, Karen Hall, and Kenneth D. Hall; her great | 19 | | grandchildren, Blake, Zachary, Nicholas, Kendall, Nia, Keaden, | 20 | | Amaya, Isaac, Malia, and Kayla; and her many nieces, nephews, | 21 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 2 | | her family and friends, the passing of Elizabeth Hall; and be | 3 | | it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Elizabeth Hall as an expression of | 6 | | our sympathy.
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