Full Text of SR0881 95th General Assembly
SR0881 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of
Mary Ellen Wiggins, who passed away on | 4 |
| September 7, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins was born on December 30, 1939 | 6 |
| in Chicago to the union of George Winsley Wiggins and Mabel | 7 |
| Wiggins; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins attended Forestville Grammar | 9 |
| School and Dunbar High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins accepted Christ as her savior | 11 |
| at an early age and was baptized at First Church of | 12 |
| Deliverance, where her grandmother and daughter were members; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins later united with the City of | 15 |
| Faith Christian Church of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins was socially and politically | 17 |
| involved in her community, where she resided and worked; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins strongly believed in change and | 19 |
| self-sufficiency for all residents; and |
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins began her journey of service as | 2 |
| a LAC Clerk at Washington Park Development, where CHA | 3 |
| Commissioner Artensa Randolph was the President and the | 4 |
| Chairperson of the Central Advisory Council; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins became the President of the | 6 |
| Washington Park Development in 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins was elected Chairperson of the | 8 |
| Central Advisory Council in 2003; she has also served as the | 9 |
| organization's Building President and President of the | 10 |
| Washington Park Local Advisory Council; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins believed that her family was | 12 |
| the foundation of her life; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Wiggins leaves to cherish her memories | 14 |
| her sons, Kenneth Sr. and Jeffrey; her daughters, Itasca, | 15 |
| Millicent (deceased), Franchesca, Bernadette, Stephanie, | 16 |
| Tomika, LaVerne, and Tawiana; her grandchildren, Jason, | 17 |
| Tarnisha, Kennetha, Kenneth Jr., Keisha, Sherrita, Carl Jr., | 18 |
| Zataunia, Hananiah, Aasha, Keon, Ashley, Printiss, Aaliyah, | 19 |
| Zacari, Damya, and Queonna; her great-grandchildren, Kayla, | 20 |
| KyJuan, Kyra, KeShauwn, Kyla, Noah, and Sadiyah; her niece, | 21 |
| Elaine Hines and her family, Courtney, Shireille, and Roger |
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| (deceased); her niece, Tameka and her son, Jarrick; the Hylick | 2 |
| family, Sandra, Charlsie, Barry, Sonya, and Steve (deceased); | 3 |
| her co-worker and friend, Jimmy Neal; and a host of other | 4 |
| loving family members, friends, and colleagues; therefore, be | 5 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 8 |
| her family and friends, the passing of Mary Ellen Wiggins; and | 9 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Mary Ellen Wiggins as an expression | 12 |
| of our sympathy.
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