Full Text of HR0924 95th General Assembly
HR0924 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Annie | 4 |
| Laura Spencer Lott of Chicago, who passed away on January 15, | 5 |
| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, On September 1, 1910, Annie Laura Spencer was the | 7 |
| second of seven children born to Frank and Annie Spencer in | 8 |
| Black Hawk, Mississippi;
Annie's educational venture began in | 9 |
| Mississippi, leading her to Mississippi Industrial College, a | 10 |
| historical African Methodist college where her grandfather, | 11 |
| John St. Clair, was one of the college's founders; she became a | 12 |
| fully credentialed teacher and developed a close and lasting | 13 |
| rapport with many of her students, with one of her students | 14 |
| attending her 96th birthday celebration; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1947, in Chicago she married Stannie Lott;
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| Approximately sixty years ago Annie became a member of Carey | 17 |
| Tercentenary A.M.E. Church under the leadership of Pastor S.A. | 18 |
| Amos; Annie loved her church and remained a faithful servant | 19 |
| actively participating in the roles of stewardess, missionary, | 20 |
| deaconess, former President of the Flower Club, former Class | 21 |
| Leader, and member of the 120 Club Radio Broadcast Ministry; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS,
Annie was active in the community and held | 2 |
| memberships in many community and social organizations such as: | 3 |
| Block Club President and secretary; Women for Social Change | 4 |
| Scholarship Organization; Summer Youth Employment Program | 5 |
| Coordinator and Former Treasurer of Lawndale Golden Age Club of | 6 |
| Franklin Park, and the American Legion Auxiliary; and she was | 7 |
| the recipient of numerous awards and certificates; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, She enjoyed gardening and was a member of the | 9 |
| North Lawndale Greening Committee and Steans Family | 10 |
| Foundation; she was the recipient of numerous gardening awards | 11 |
| and was featured in an article on the North Lawndale African | 12 |
| Garden, which was published in the Chicago Sun-Times; the | 13 |
| Chicago Tribune and the North Lawndale News also printed | 14 |
| articles featuring her gardening experiences; she was | 15 |
| extremely passionate about health, education, gardening and | 16 |
| beautification; and
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| WHEREAS, Annie Laura Spencer Lott was preceded in death by | 18 |
| her parents, five of her siblings, and her son, Stannie Jr.; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Annie Laura Spencer Lott will be | 21 |
| deeply felt by her loving and devoted daughter, Alta Lott- | 22 |
| Flowers and loyal son-in-law Shelton; her brother, Holsey | 23 |
| Spencer (Bertha); her grandchildren, Lanneus Lott, Chevelle |
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| Lott, and Stania Flowers; her great-grandson, Keante Hopkins; | 2 |
| her sister, Roberta Rosenthall; her special son, James Lott | 3 |
| (Alice); her brother-in-law, Jimmie Lott; her sisters-in-law, | 4 |
| Sadie Alexander and Martha McBride; her seven special | 5 |
| grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her longtime dear | 6 |
| friend, Mrs. Safronia Thomas; and her numerous nieces, nephews, | 7 |
| cousins, and special friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Annie | 11 |
| Laura Spencer Lott; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the family of Annie Laura Spencer Lott as a symbol | 14 |
| of our sympathy.
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