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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wishes to convey their sadness at hearing of
4 the death of Willie Mae Slaughter of Chicago, Illinois on
5 March 25, 1997; and
6 WHEREAS, Willie Mae Slaughter was born on August 17, 1931
7 in Arcola, Mississippi; Willie Mae was the daughter of John
8 and Annie Jenkins; on November 11, 1946 married Johnnie
9 Slaughter; to this blessed union twelve children were born;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, Willie Mae accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and
12 Saviour at an early age; Willie Mae joined with the Mount
13 Hebron Baptist Church under the pastorate of Reverend
14 Wordlaw; she remained a loyal and dedicated member of the
15 church until her death; and
16 WHEREAS, Willie Mae was a seamstress who is remembered as
17 being able to do the simplest hems in pants to the most
18 complicated and delicate wedding gowns; and
19 WHEREAS, Willie Mae Slaughter leaves behind a large
20 family including her four daughters Dorothy, Sheila, Elayne,
21 and Jacqueline; her four sons Robert, Kenneth, Elvis, and
22 James; her brother Rufus Jenkins; her two daughters-in-law
23 Shirley and Maria; her son-in-law James Jackson;
24 thirty-fivegrnadchildren; twelve great grandchildren; many
25 nieces, nephews, and cousins; and a host of special friends;
26 therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
29 mourn, along with her family and friends, the death of Willie
30 Mae Slaughter of Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
31 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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1 presented to the family of Willie Mae Slaughter.