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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mrs.
4 Lucille McKay Garnett, who recently passed away; and
5 WHEREAS, Lucille McKay Garnett was born in Chicago,
6 Illinois on March 18, 1920; she was a 1938 graduate of
7 Englewood High School; she was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
8 Sorority while attending Fisk University in Nashville,
9 Tennessee; she received her Bachelor of Science degree in
10 Education from Northwestern University, and a Master's degree
11 in Psychology from DePaul University in 1976; and
12 WHEREAS, Lucille Garnett worked seven years as a social
13 worker in Cook County; she worked over forty years as a grade
14 school teacher for the Chicago Public Schools; she was a
15 member of the Board of Education, served as an educational
16 counselor, and acted as assistant principal, in addition to
17 many other roles; and
18 WHEREAS, Lucille Garnett was a member of the Chums Bridge
19 and Social Club since the founding of the club in 1946; she
20 traveled extensively, across the United States, through
21 Europe, in the Caribbean, and to South Africa; and
22 WHEREAS, The passing of Lucille McKay Garnett will be
23 deeply felt by all who knew and loved her, including her
24 husband, Winfield Alexander Garnett, Jr., who she married on
25 August 16, 1941; her children, Winfield James and Stephan
26 Warren; her grandchildren, Winfield Alexander III and Lance
27 Aaron; and her other family members and friends; therefore,
28 be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
31 we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of
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1 Lucille McKay Garnett; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to the family of Lucille McKay Garnett.