Full Text of SR0672 95th General Assembly
SR0672 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Doris V. Jefferson of Mascoutah, who | 4 |
| passed away on March 24, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Doris V. Jefferson was born Doris Verneice Price | 6 |
| in Gonzalez, Texas; she was one of nine children born to Carl | 7 |
| and Eva Price; and
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| WHEREAS, After Doris V. Jefferson's family moved to San | 9 |
| Antonio, Texas, she attended Phyllis Wheatley High School, | 10 |
| where she was a cheerleader and a very popular person; and
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| WHEREAS, During World War II, Doris V. Jefferson married | 12 |
| Manuel Scates, who served as an airman in the armed forces; | 13 |
| during this period, she worked at the Post Exchange at the soda | 14 |
| fountain; after her marriage to Mr. Scates ended, she married | 15 |
| James Jefferson; together, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson had four | 16 |
| children; and
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| WHEREAS, Doris V. Jefferson saw the world with Mr. | 18 |
| Jefferson; the two lived in Illinois, France, and England, | 19 |
| enjoying jazz, parties, and socializing with friends in many | 20 |
| locations; in 1960, they returned to the United States when | 21 |
| James was stationed at Scott Air Force Base near Mascoutah; and
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| WHEREAS, After James Jefferson was sent to Vietnam in 1966, | 2 |
| Doris V. Jefferson lived the life of a stay at home mother, | 3 |
| helping her children in many ways; she insisted that they | 4 |
| attend Sunday school and church and encouraged them to read | 5 |
| books and learn all that they could; she also served as coach | 6 |
| of a girl's softball team and was the leader of a Girl Scout | 7 |
| troop and Cub Scout group; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Spurred by her newly independent lifestyle and the | 9 |
| turbulent times of the 1960s, Doris V. Jefferson became engaged | 10 |
| in a life of politics and activism; she became involved in | 11 |
| Democratic politics and was a delegate to the 1984 convention | 12 |
| in New York City; she also met President Jimmy Carter and had a | 13 |
| picture of her with Jimmy and Roslyn Carter, which was one of | 14 |
| her most prized possessions; and
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| WHEREAS, After her husband returned from Vietnam, Doris V. | 16 |
| Jefferson and her husband went back to school to get their | 17 |
| bachelor's and master's degrees; concurrently, she worked at | 18 |
| the library at McKendree College in Lebanon and was a Coro | 19 |
| Fellow; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Doris V. Jefferson was preceded in death by her | 21 |
| husband, James; her parents; and her eight siblings; and |
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| WHEREAS, Doris V. Jefferson is survived by her children, | 2 |
| James Jr., Charles, David, and Eva; and her grandsons, Leo and | 3 |
| Tony; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 5 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 6 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Doris V. Jefferson; and | 7 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the family of Doris V. Jefferson as an expression | 10 |
| of our sympathy.
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