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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to convey their sympathies to the family
4 and friends of Katherine Augusta Dent Summers of East St.
5 Louis, Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, Katherine Summers was born on St. Simons Island,
7 Georgia on April 3, 1910; her parents were Randolph Risley
8 and Marion Person Dent; while she was a youngster the family
9 moved to Peoria, Illinois, where she completed elementary and
10 high school; on August 27, 1929, she married Frank Summers
11 and together they moved to East St. Louis; and
12 WHEREAS, Katherine Summers professed faith in God and was
13 baptized into the Baptist Church of Peoria, Illinois; after
14 her move to East St. Louis she joined with St. Paul
15 Missionary Baptist Church, where she continued her membership
16 for over fifty years; and
17 WHEREAS, Katherine Summers was a volunteer; her time was
18 spent helping others; Katherine Summers spent her time and
19 talents working with the East St. Louis Women's Club,
20 volunteering at the Old St. Philips Hospital in St. Louis,
21 Missouri and assisting at the Well Baby Clinic at the
22 Eastside Health District; she was a member of the Inter Se
23 Club and the Sewing Club; she enjoyed sewing and making
24 beautiful things to decorate her home; she also enjoyed
25 traveling with her husband; and
26 WHEREAS, Katherine Summers is survived by her daughter
27 and son-in-law, Katherine and Charles Tollett; her four
28 grandchildren, Lynn Tollett, Charles Tollett, Jr. and his
29 wife Vickie, Frank Summers Tollett, and Jeffrey Tollett and
30 his wife Trina; her three great grandchildren; several
31 nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 mourn, along with her family and friends, the death of
4 Katherine Summers, and convey our sympathy to them in this
5 time of loss; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Katherine Summers.