Full Text of HR0742 98th 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 Frances | 4 | | (nee Silvers) Kennedy of Chicago; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy was born on September 12, 1921 in | 6 | | Nashville, Tennessee to LeRoy A. and Mary Silvers; she | 7 | | graduated from Pearl High School in 1940, where she was chosen | 8 | | as Miss Pearl High; she studied Business and Real Estate Law at | 9 | | Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College (now | 10 | | Tennessee State University) and Northwestern University in | 11 | | Chicago; she married Reverend Walter E. Kennedy in June of | 12 | | 1946; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy had a diverse career in real | 14 | | estate and various product and service-related businesses; she | 15 | | was the first woman supervisor for the Chicago Federation of | 16 | | Musicians Employers Welfare Fund; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy was active in her church; she was | 18 | | a member of the Steward Board, the Altar Guild, and the Women's | 19 | | Christian Fellowship of the Progressive Community Center, the | 20 | | Peoples Church; she later became the President of the 1st | 21 | | Pastor's Concerns Council and a member of the Mother's Board at | 22 | | Greater Zion Temple Missionary Baptist Church; she was also |
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| 1 | | active as a member of the National Association for the | 2 | | Advancement of Colored People, the Greenview Park Community | 3 | | Council, Progressive Day Care, and numerous other civic and | 4 | | social organizations; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy was preceded in death by her | 6 | | husband, Walter; her parents; and her siblings, Jessie Silvers | 7 | | and William Pillow; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Frances Kennedy is survived by her son, Leroy E. | 9 | | Kennedy; her grandchildren, Ryan, Jasmine, Pamela, Gaines | 10 | | (Skipper), Karl, Michelle, Deborah, and Dorothy; her | 11 | | great-grandchildren; her nieces, Barbara and Delores; her | 12 | | in-laws, Pamela and Dorothy; and her nephews, cousins, and dear | 13 | | friends; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we mourn the passing of Frances Kennedy, and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | her; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Frances Kennedy as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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