Full Text of SR0666 94th General Assembly
SR0666 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of Rona | 4 |
| Suzanne Bostic, who passed away on February 10, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Rona Bostic was born on November 3, 1951 to the | 6 |
| late Alfred G. Bostic and Bernice Murphy Bostic; and
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| WHEREAS, At 16 years old, she entered Northwestern | 8 |
| University, where she majored in radio, television, and film; | 9 |
| she fulfilled her life-long dream of a career in the media | 10 |
| industry; and
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| WHEREAS, The award-winning producer entered the business | 12 |
| as a copywriter at Spiegel; she became a producer at the | 13 |
| Allstate Insurance Company, and then at Sears, where she filmed | 14 |
| commercials; she later joined the staff at United Airlines, | 15 |
| serving as senior staff representative in the In-Flight | 16 |
| Entertainment and On-Board Product Planning Divisions; through | 17 |
| her work at United Airlines, Ms. Bostic attended many | 18 |
| screenings and premiers and met many television and film | 19 |
| personalities; and
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| WHEREAS, Rona Bostic also volunteered for many film and | 21 |
| television organizations, most notably serving as president of | 22 |
| the board of the Blacklight Film Festival and as a producer | 23 |
| with the Chicago Access Corporation; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Bostic was known for her generous support of | 25 |
| the work of her friends and colleagues; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Ms. Bostic was a world-class traveler, and she | 27 |
| loved being on the road; among the many countries she visited | 28 |
| were Africa, Australia, England, France, Mexico, Sweden, the | 29 |
| Netherlands, and the Canary Islands; she often traveled with |
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| her mother and college pal, Deborah Dillon; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Rona Suzanne Bostic will be felt by | 3 |
| all who knew and loved her, especially her mother, Bernice; her | 4 |
| cousins; her "adopted" nieces and nephews; and a host of close | 5 |
| friends and acquaintances whose lives she touched; therefore, | 6 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| all who knew and loved her, the death of Rona Suzanne Bostic; | 10 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Rona Suzanne Bostic with our deepest | 13 |
| condolences.
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