Full Text of SR0699 094th General Assembly
SR0699 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
SR0699 |
|
LRB094 20040 HSS 57588 r |
|
| 1 |
| SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with shock and sadness of the untimely death of Siretha | 4 |
| La'Jasmine White of Chicago on Saturday, March 11, 2006; and
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, Siretha La'Jasmine White, affectionately known as | 6 |
| "Nugget", was born on March 13, 1995, to the union of Wilbur | 7 |
| White and Siretha Woods-White; and
| 8 |
| WHEREAS, Siretha was a fourth grade honor student at Vernon | 9 |
| Johns Community Academy in Chicago; she accepted Christ at a | 10 |
| young age; and
| 11 |
| WHEREAS, Nugget was known for her fun-loving smile that | 12 |
| would brighten up the room; she was very photogenic and always | 13 |
| willing to strike a model-like pose for the camera; and
| 14 |
| WHEREAS, She was a caring little girl who was always | 15 |
| willing to share whatever she had with family and friends and | 16 |
| always helped her younger siblings with their homework; she | 17 |
| worked hard at being a good girl and was a proud honor student; | 18 |
| and
| 19 |
| WHEREAS, When she wrote about her hopes and dreams this | 20 |
| year, she listed that she dreamed of having a happy life; she | 21 |
| wanted to become a nurse; and she wished for her father's | 22 |
| health to improve and to excel in school; and
| 23 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Siretha La'Jasmine White has been | 24 |
| deeply felt by many, especially her mother and father, Siretha | 25 |
| and Wilbur; her sisters, Santia, Davonna, Mercedes, Vanessa | 26 |
| (Minnesota), and Keana; her brothers, Nevens, Hayes, Wilbur | 27 |
| III, Noah, Wilbur, Jr., and Laval; her niece, Kaziah; her | 28 |
| grandparents, Nettie White (William Mackey), Willie Pointer | 29 |
| (Minnie Pointer), Charles Sims, and Pearlie Powell; her sixteen |
|
|
|
SR0699 |
- 2 - |
LRB094 20040 HSS 57588 r |
|
| 1 |
| aunts, six uncles, four great aunts, three great uncles, seven | 2 |
| god-sisters, two god-brothers, and a host of cousins and | 3 |
| friends; she had a great-grandmother and grandmother who | 4 |
| preceded her in death, Cassie M. Laird and Edna E. Woods; a | 5 |
| great aunt who preceded her in death, Ethel M. Laird; and one | 6 |
| very special cousin who also preceded her in death, Teju Small; | 7 |
| therefore, be it
| 8 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 9 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 10 |
| Siretha La'Jasmine White, who was taken from this world much | 11 |
| too soon, and we extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 12 |
| friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 13 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 15 |
| sympathy.
|
|