Full Text of SR0798 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of
Iola McGowan of Chicago, who passed away | 4 | | on May 24, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was born on September 8, 1936; | 6 | | following her graduation from Farragut High School in 1954, she | 7 | | started a family and began to spearhead neighborhood efforts in | 8 | | her area; she subsequently graduated from Northeastern | 9 | | Illinois University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan had a long and distinguished career | 11 | | in government; she was a former Vice Chairman of the Illinois | 12 | | State Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee; | 13 | | she served as a Chicago Park District Commissioner and served | 14 | | as the 29th Ward Committeeman for 4 years; she also served on | 15 | | the Board of Cook County Department of Corrections; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was fondly known as the "First Lady | 17 | | of the Westside" for her extensive government work in the | 18 | | Chicagoland area; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan was preceded in death by her husband, | 20 | | Adam "Donald" McGowan; her mother, Ernestine Martin; and her | 21 | | sister, Anna Pearson; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Iola McGowan is survived by her children, Rhonda | 2 | | Stivers (fiance, Matthew), Gregory McGowan (Patricia), and | 3 | | Allison McGowan (fiance, Shawn); her sister, Laverne Schaffer; | 4 | | her grandchildren, Jason Stivers, Ashley McGowan, and Whitney | 5 | | McGowan; and her many nieces, nephews, other family members, | 6 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 | | her family and friends, the passing of Iola McGowan; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Iola McGowan as an expression of our | 13 | | sympathy.
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