Full Text of SR0797 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | 3 | | to learn of the death of Deidre Nicole "Nadia" Silas of | 4 | | Springfield, who passed away tragically on January 4, 2022; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas was born to Roy and Barie Graham in | 7 | | Kingston, Jamaica on July 30, 1985; she moved to the United | 8 | | States in 1995; she was a member of Delta Sigmas Theta Inc.'s | 9 | | La Petite program as an eighth grader and Alpha Kappa Alpha | 10 | | Sorority, Inc. while attending Springfield High School; she | 11 | | obtained her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from | 12 | | Illinois State University in 2008; she married Andre Silas in | 13 | | 2017; she earned her Master of Public Administration in 2019 | 14 | | and certifications in Project Management and Human Resource | 15 | | Management in 2020; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas worked as a juvenile justice | 17 | | specialist and then as a supervisor at the Illinois Youth | 18 | | Center in Charleston from 2009 to 2017, where she was | 19 | | affectionately known as "Mama Graham"; she served as a child | 20 | | protection specialist with the Department of Child and Family | 21 | | Services; she was admired for her meticulousness in tracking | 22 | | her cases and performing her duties; she was dedicated to | 23 | | keeping the children and families of Illinois safe; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas published an autobiography in 2020 | 2 | | entitled The Crowns I Wear; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas committed to her faith at an early | 4 | | age, and she attended Union Baptist Church; she enjoyed | 5 | | spending time with her family and friends, reading, and | 6 | | cooking; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas was known for her kindness and her | 8 | | loving, warm, uplifting, and generous nature; she was willing | 9 | | to help anyone in need, especially children in broken homes; | 10 | | she will be dearly missed; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas was preceded in death by her | 12 | | grandparents, Gersham and Gertrude; her aunt, Carole; and her | 13 | | grandmother, Beryl; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Silas is survived by her husband, Andre | 15 | | Silas; her children, Ashton and Amelia; her parents; her | 16 | | brother, Mario Graham; her honorary sister and cousin, Monique | 17 | | Coombs; her grandfather, Clifford; her aunts, Monica, Avis, | 18 | | Andrea, Annmarie, Shawnie, Movia, Sylvia, Sharon, Kerryann, | 19 | | and Carol; her uncles, Carl, Lenny, Winston, Errol, Donovan, | 20 | | Wayne, Junior, and Shawn; and her many cousins; therefore, be | 21 | | it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 3 | | Deidre Nicole "Nadia" Silas and extend our sincere condolences | 4 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 5 | | it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 7 | | presented to the family of Deidre Silas as an expression of
our | 8 | | deepest sympathy.
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