Full Text of SR0978 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Christine Alexander of Glenwood, who | 4 | | recently passed away; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, She was born on January 26, 1922 in McNeil, | 6 | | Arkansas, to the late Bloomer and Jonah Buffington, Sr.; she | 7 | | accepted Christ at an early age at St. Matthew Missionary | 8 | | Baptist Church in McNeil, Arkansas; she attended elementary | 9 | | school at St. Matthew and graduated from Hobson High School in | 10 | | Earlyview; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, She married Fred Alexander on December 25, 1940 | 12 | | and they moved to Chicago to start their new life; Christine | 13 | | attended and graduated from APEX School of Cosmetology and | 14 | | became the owner of her own beauty salon in her home; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Together with her husband, Christine Alexander | 16 | | were active in the community, working with the Greater Lawndale | 17 | | Community as well as the local 1800 Drake Block Club; in 1956 | 18 | | Christine won the 1800 Drake Block Club Beautification Award, | 19 | | one of her proudest memories; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, She was a long time and active parishioner at Our | 21 | | Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for many years and later |
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| 1 | | at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, where she worked with the | 2 | | Altar and Rosary Society and other church ministries; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband; her | 4 | | parents; her siblings, Walter, Ora Belle, Paul, Jonah Jr., and | 5 | | Susie; and her son-in-law, John Blakey; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Christine Alexander is survived by her daughters, | 7 | | Dr. Evonne F. Blakey, Deborah A. Henderson (Jerald), and Mary | 8 | | Stanback (Albert); her grandchildren, Randall K. Blakey | 9 | | (Sonya), Ricia C. Blakey (Trenton), and Aaron A. Henderson | 10 | | (Maja); her great-grandchildren, Noel Z. Blakey, Destinee F. | 11 | | Blakey, Justice A. Taylor, and Zion G. Taylor; and a host of | 12 | | special cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 15 | | her family and friends, the passing of Christine Alexander; and | 16 | | be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the family of Christine Alexander as a symbol of | 19 | | our sincere sympathy.
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