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91_SR0381
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3 to learn of the death of Carolyn Marie Hicks Bonner, who
4 recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Carolyn Bonner was born on December 17, 1943;
6 her parents were Charles and Betty Pruitt Hicks; Mrs. Bonner
7 was the ninth of eleven children; she accepted Jesus Christ
8 as her Savior and was an active member of Mt. Zion Missionary
9 Baptist Church where she served as a deaconess and as a
10 member of Voices of Zion; and
11 WHEREAS, Carolyn Bonner attended school in East St.
12 Louis; she was a graduate of Lincoln University, where she
13 received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education; she
14 received her Master's degree in Counseling and Guidance from
15 the University of Illinois; Mrs. Bonner was also a Licensed
16 Practical Nurse; she retired from a thirty-year teaching
17 career at Jefferson/Mandela Elementary School, where she
18 received the Golden Teacher's Award and the Apple Teacher's
19 Award; and
20 WHEREAS, Carolyn Bonner was initiated into the East St.
21 Louis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in
22 April of 1972; she served on the Debutante Ball, Scholarship,
23 Breakfast with Santa, and Founders Day Committees; and
24 WHEREAS, Mrs. Bonner will be remembered as a loving and
25 compassionate person, and her death will be felt by all that
26 knew her, especially her loving husband, Dr. Richard M.
27 Bonner; her children, Reisha (Cordell) McKinney, and Riquita,
28 Richard, Jr., and Ricardo Bonner; her stepson, Marvin
29 (Heather) Evans; her grandsons, Christian Michael McKinney
30 and Justin Hartley; her sisters, Dorothy Hicks, Ruth Staten,
31 and Betty (John) Collins; her brothers, John Henry (Minnie)
32 Hicks and William (Juanita) Hicks; her sisters-in-law,
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1 Ernestine Cotton, Susie (David) Hawkins, and Martha L.
2 Austin; and her nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives,
3 and many friends; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
5 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we extend our sincere
6 condolences to the family and friends of Carolyn Bonner in
7 this time of loss; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the family of Carolyn Bonner.