Full Text of HR0528 100th 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 Marlene | 4 | | Lofton George Merchant, who passed away on June 26, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Marlene Merchant was born to Theodore and Eliza | 6 | | Lofton on February 11, 1935; she received her formal education | 7 | | in the East St. Louis School District; she married Odie F. | 8 | | George Sr. in 1952 and they had eight children; later, she | 9 | | married R. B. "Bernard" Merchant; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Marlene Merchant loved helping people, which led | 11 | | her to go back to school to get her certificate as a nursing | 12 | | assistant; she remained employed in the medical field for her | 13 | | entire career until retirement; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Marlene Merchant was a former member of New | 15 | | Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church; later, she became a member | 16 | | of Shiloh Baptist Church in Joliet; she was also a member of | 17 | | the Eastern Star; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Marlene Merchant was loved by all who knew her and | 19 | | she helped anyone who needed it; she was affectionately known | 20 | | as "Mama
George"; she loved children and was often accompanied | 21 | | by grandchildren whom she helped to care for while their |
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| 1 | | parents worked; she loved to travel and kept a bag packed for | 2 | | an invitation to visit family and friends throughout the | 3 | | country; she was a very strong woman, committed to her | 4 | | church/civic groups, and loved to cook for anyone that was | 5 | | hungry; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Marlene Merchant was preceded in death by her | 7 | | parents; two
sisters; four brothers; the father of her | 8 | | children; her second
husband, Bernard; her son, Eugene; her | 9 | | daughters, Brenda (Charles, deceased) and
Felicia (Curtis); | 10 | | her grandson, Yamar Sr.; and her granddaughter, Shaniece; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Marlene Merchant is survived by her sisters,
Alice | 12 | | Burnette and Geraldine (Roosevelt)
Dixon; her children, Marcia | 13 | | (Mack) Williams,
Maxine (Ricky) Williams, Greta (Charles) | 14 | | Burns,
Odie (Christine) George Jr., and Freda (Van) Johnson; | 15 | | her sisters-in-law, Johnnie, Bunny, and Lou Bertha; 21 | 16 | | grandchildren, including State Representative Carol Ammons; 45 | 17 | | great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | mourn the passing of Marlene Lofton George Merchant, and extend | 22 | | our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who | 23 | | knew and loved her; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Marlene Merchant as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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