Full Text of HR0923 097th 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 Markusree | 4 | | "Che Che" Nichols, who passed away on March 27, 2012; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born in Shelby, Mississippi, on March 21, | 6 | | 1940, to Mr. Willie James and Blanche Johnson; at an early age, | 7 | | Markusree moved to Chicago, where she graduated from John | 8 | | Marshall High School; she met Ulysses "Nick" Nichols at the | 9 | | tender age of 15; in 1957, they married; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, At an early age, Markusree accepted and professed | 11 | | Christ; in 1983, she joined Holy Family Lutheran Church, where | 12 | | she was a faithful member; for a short period she connected | 13 | | with Salem Baptist Church; she was beloved by the Cabrini Green | 14 | | Community and was the pillar of the original Local Advisory | 15 | | Council; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, She helped campaign for many politicians in the | 17 | | area and was influential in pushing many new community programs | 18 | | at Lower North Center; she played a pivotal part in raising | 19 | | many children of Caprini; her home was often the center of | 20 | | activity; she was one of the first to have a garden in the row | 21 | | houses; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughters, | 2 | | Brenda (Kaye) Posley and Tyni (Steve) Jones; her sons, Ulysses | 3 | | "Binky" Nichols and Cyril (Theresa) Nichols; her | 4 | | grandchildren, Lacy, Cyril "Marshaun", Whittley, Mychal, | 5 | | Taylor, Kaylyn, Chloe, and Cyril Jr. "CJ"; her | 6 | | great-grandchildren, JoNathan, Jazell, Ja-honesti, and Keith; | 7 | | her twin brother, Claude "Marcus" Johnson; her sister, Laura | 8 | | Johnson; her dear niece and nephew, who she shared in raising, | 9 | | Jenice Jamison and Anthony Williams; her special cousins, AJ | 10 | | Whitney, Henry and Toni Darden, and Albert "Buck" (April) | 11 | | Crawford; her sisters-in-law, Marilyn (Bill) Haney and Laura | 12 | | Nichols; her brother-in-law, Frank (Doris) Nichols; her | 13 | | Godchildren, Janet Faulkner, Patricia Smith, Kimberly Smith, | 14 | | Rodney Bullock, and Fannie Brooks; and her very special | 15 | | friends, Sheila and Mary Lou; as well as a host of nieces, | 16 | | nephews, family, and friends; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 20 | | Markusree Nichols; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Markusree Nichols as a symbol of our | 23 | | sincere sympathy.
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