Full Text of HR0612 99th 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 Bettye | 4 | | Jeanette Hathaway Rivers; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers was born on May 29, 1933 in Chicago; | 6 | | her parents were Quinella and Walter Hathaway; she married | 7 | | Grady Alexander Rivers, Sr. on December 18, 1956; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers attended and graduated from | 9 | | Washington Elementary and Proviso East High School in Maywood; | 10 | | while in school, she was a participant in many cross country | 11 | | races and other sports; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, After graduation, Bettye Rivers was employed at | 13 | | Chulock's Drug Store and the GTE Automatic Electric Company, | 14 | | where she worked until her retirement; she also sponsored the | 15 | | young people's choir at Second Baptist Church and was noted for | 16 | | her attendance at all Proviso East High School Sports events, | 17 | | especially basketball; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers faithfully attended the Second | 19 | | Baptist Church and served as a Junior Choir member, a Gospel | 20 | | Choir member, BYPU, Kitchen Committee member, and Choir | 21 | | Sponsor; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers was preceded in death by her | 2 | | parents; 4 sisters, Mabel, Lucille, Colleen, and Bernice; and a | 3 | | brother, Walter (Watson) Hathaway; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Bettye Rivers is survived by 2 sons, Grady | 5 | | (Glenda) Alexander and Glenn (Kris) Anton; 8 grandchildren, | 6 | | Jeremiah, Callie, Glynis, Austin, Spencer, Gaylen, Adam, and | 7 | | Patrick; a sister, Gwen Franklin; 3 sisters-in-law, Marcia, | 8 | | Alice, and Ouida; a brother-in-law, James (Patsy) Brewer; her | 9 | | many nieces, nephews, and cousins; her special friends, | 10 | | Jeanette Rembert, the Burton sisters, Mildred Sykes, and many | 11 | | more; and her beloved Second Baptist Church family; therefore, | 12 | | be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | 16 | | Bettye Jeanette Hathaway Rivers; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Bettye Rivers as an expression of | 19 | | our sympathy.
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