Full Text of HR0916 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 Deidre | 4 | | Lynn "Dee" Lee, who passed away on October 2, 2020; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee was born in Harvey to Earlie Mae and | 6 | | Melvin Abbott on July 26, 1960; she attended Second Baptist | 7 | | Church in Harvey and graduated from Thornton Township High | 8 | | School in Harvey in 1978, where she participated in many clubs | 9 | | and extracurricular activities; she continued her education at | 10 | | Columbia College in downtown Chicago; she met Ronnie L. Lee at | 11 | | St. Mark MBC Cathedral, and they were married in August of | 12 | | 1997; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee worked for Washington Cemetery, | 14 | | Playboy Magazine, the Berglund Construction Company, and | 15 | | Roseland Hospital as administrative assistance to the regional | 16 | | director; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee and her husband founded the Nehemiah | 18 | | Christian Center Ministries, originally in the city of Robbins, | 19 | | in February of 2001; she served in various roles, including as | 20 | | a member of the Praise Team, as an administrator, and then as | 21 | | pastor of the Women's Ministry; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee received her Church Planter Training | 2 | | Certificate of Completion in June of 2000; she was licensed to | 3 | | preach the gospel in August of 2006 and was ordained as a | 4 | | minister in September of 2010; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee served as the Leading Lady in the State | 6 | | of Illinois alongside her husband, who in August 2014 was | 7 | | consecrated and appointed as Illinois State Bishop of the New | 8 | | Century Fellowship of Churches; she also served as the Leading | 9 | | Lady of Impact Covenant Fellowship of Illinois alongside her | 10 | | husband, who served as Episcopal Prelate; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee was a loving wife and mother and | 12 | | balanced motherhood and ministry with near perfection; she was | 13 | | devoted to her family; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee was preceded in death by her father, | 15 | | Melvin Abbott; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee is survived by her mother, Earlie Mae | 17 | | Abbott; her husband, Bishop Ronnie L. Lee; her daughters, | 18 | | Nikeela Kioca Oliver, Shekinah Lynn Lee, Meghan Faith Payton, | 19 | | and Melanie Joy Lee; her Godson, Michael King; her grandson, | 20 | | Taharka Payton Jr.; her granddaughter, Maleah Lee; her sister, | 21 | | Mavis Abbott; her sisters-in-law, Sylvia Tidwell, Doris | 22 | | (Kenny) Johnson, and Patricia Lee Smith; her brothers-in-law, |
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| 1 | | Earl Lee Jr. and Eugene (Jill) Matthews; her mother-in-law, | 2 | | Hannah M. Lee; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, | 3 | | cousins, and dear friends; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we mourn the passing of Deidre Lynn "Dee" Lee and extend our | 7 | | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | 8 | | and loved her; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to the family of Deidre Lee as an expression of our | 11 | | deepest sympathy.
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