Full Text of HR0571 95th General Assembly
HR0571 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are | 3 |
| deeply saddened by the passing of Ruby Pearl White; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White was born to the union of the late | 5 |
| Leo and Delilah Grays on August 27, 1917 in New Kensington, | 6 |
| Pennsylvania; she was one of three children born to that union, | 7 |
| along with her sister Mamie and her brother Freddie, all of | 8 |
| whom preceded her in death; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White gave her life to the Lord at an | 10 |
| early age at the 1st Church of God in New Kensington, | 11 |
| Pennsylvania; she later became a member of Crossroads Vineyard | 12 |
| Christian Fellowship in Plum Borough where she served the Lord, | 13 |
| her church, and her community all the days of her life; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White met and married Charles O'Neal; | 15 |
| one child was born to this union, Frances O'Neal Williams | 16 |
| Lewis; she later married Fred White; five children were born to | 17 |
| this union, in which one, Frederick White, preceded her in | 18 |
| death; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White graduated from New Kensington | 20 |
| High School in 1935; she attended the University of Pittsburgh | 21 |
| and served as a student advisor at Pennsylvania State |
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| University's New Kensington campus; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White loved her family, her extended | 3 |
| family, and the greater community, encouraging everyone to be | 4 |
| the absolute best that they could be; and
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| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White committed her life and her work | 6 |
| to fight for social and economic justice, organizing and | 7 |
| standing up against all injustices as an active member of the | 8 |
| NAACP and as a founding member of the first official Alle-Kiski | 9 |
| Valley Martin Luther King Memorial Program at the First Church | 10 |
| of God; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Ruby Pearl White will be sorely missed by all who | 12 |
| knew and loved her, especially her daughters, Frances (Rev. | 13 |
| Robert) Lewis, Rebecca, and Penelope; her sons, Peter (Regina) | 14 |
| White and Paul White; her adopted daughters, Betty Moore and | 15 |
| Grace Ives; four grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and | 16 |
| many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| join with the family of Ruby Pearl White in the celebration of | 20 |
| her life; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Ruby Pearl White to be placed in | 2 |
| their book of memories of their beloved family member.
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