Full Text of HR0809 101st 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 Lynette | 4 | | Ann Harrell-Flowers of Chicago, who passed away on February 23, | 5 | | 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lynette Harrell-Flowers was born in Chicago to | 7 | | Vernon and Eileen Harrell on August 18, 1965; she attended | 8 | | Chicago Public Schools and Stagg Grammar School; she graduated | 9 | | from Simeon Vocational High School; she married Louis S. | 10 | | Flowers on April 23, 1994, and she became the proud stepmother | 11 | | to LaTrice, Louis, Sandra, and Delisa; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lynette Harrell-Flowers worked as an | 13 | | administrative assistant for the Cook County State's | 14 | | Attorney's office in the Child Support Division from July 1985 | 15 | | until her retirement in June 2016; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, A breast cancer survivor, Lynette Harrell-Flowers | 17 | | became an advocate, supporting initiatives around breast | 18 | | cancer awareness and research for a cure; she participated in | 19 | | and supported a variety of walks, marches, and fundraisers; | 20 | | through this journey, she formed a lifetime bond with fellow | 21 | | survivors who became affectionately known as "The | 22 | | Butterflies"; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Lynette Harrell-Flowers committed to her faith at | 2 | | an early age and became a member of Zion Hill Missionary | 3 | | Baptist Church; she became an active member of Salem Baptist | 4 | | Church in 1994; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lynette Harrell-Flowers enjoyed spending time | 6 | | with her family, especially her grandchildren, and with her | 7 | | dogs, CoCo and Sonny; she also enjoyed gardening, reading, | 8 | | traveling, watching movies, and being the first lady of | 9 | | Chi-Town Exotic Corvette Club; she will forever be known for | 10 | | her beautiful spirit, bright smile, soft-spoken words, and kind | 11 | | personality; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Lynette Harrell-Flowers was preceded in death by | 13 | | her parents; her sister, Vernona Harrell; her brothers, Kenneth | 14 | | Harrell and Vernon Harrell; and her brothers-in-law, Thomas | 15 | | Hiner, Willie Flowers, and Dan Coutee; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Lynette Harrell-Flowers is survived by her | 17 | | husband, Louis Flowers; her daughters, LaTrice Phillips, | 18 | | Sandra (Terrance) Roberts, and Delisa Singleton; her son, Louis | 19 | | (Ebony) Jefferies; her granddaughters, Nadja, Skyla, Anya, | 20 | | Mia, Nia, Abrianna, Trinity, Ebony, and Terryn; her grandson, | 21 | | Jabari; her sister, Valerie Gordon; her brother, David | 22 | | (Denitra) Harrell; her mother-in-law, Lula Flowers; her uncle, |
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| 1 | | Earnest Chance; her sisters-in-law, State Rep. Mary E. Flowers, | 2 | | Shirley Hiner, Betty (Wayne) Phillips, and Kimberly Flowers; | 3 | | her brother-in-law, Edward Flowers; her nieces, nephews, and a | 4 | | host of relatives; her extended family, Deloris (James) Paige, | 5 | | Devin Versher, Cheryl McCallister, Theresa Emmons, Marie | 6 | | (Larry), and Theresa; her best friend, Carolyn Drummond; The | 7 | | Butterflies; the Corvette Clubs; and her numerous friends; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Lynette Ann Harrell-Flowers and extend | 12 | | our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who | 13 | | knew and loved her; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Lynette Harrell-Flowers as an | 16 | | expression of our deepest sympathy.
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