Full Text of SR0053 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 Barbara Wesby of Aurora; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Wesby graduated from Grambling State | 5 | | University in Grambling, Louisiana; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, After arriving in Aurora in 1968, Barbara Wesby | 7 | | became well known for her great dedication of volunteer work in | 8 | | the Aurora community; she was involved with numerous volunteer | 9 | | organizations, including the YWCA Board of Directors, the YW's | 10 | | Advocacy-Action Committee, Illinois LIHEAP, the Hesed House | 11 | | Executive Board, the 6th Ward Aurora Community Development | 12 | | Block Grant group, the Fox Knoll Retirement Center Board of | 13 | | Directors and Human Resource Board, the Black Heritage Board, | 14 | | and the Soulfest board; she was also involved in the YWCA's | 15 | | Week Without Violence day of remembrance following the death of | 16 | | her son in a shooting; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Wesby was an ordained minister at Gayles | 18 | | Memorial Baptist, where she served as a clerk for 30 years and | 19 | | hosted a show on Aurora's Cable Access Television; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Wesby was the recipient of numerous awards | 21 | | for her service in her community, including a community service |
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| 1 | | award in 1998; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Wesby served as a model of hard work, | 3 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 4 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 7 | | her family and friends, the passing of Barbara Wesby; and be it | 8 | | further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Barbara Wesby as an expression of | 11 | | our sympathy.
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