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92_HR0949

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  wish to express our sincerest condolences to
 4    the family and friends of Nina  Mahone  Goodwin,  who  passed
 5    away in May 2002; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Nina  Mahone  Goodwin  was  born  on July 10 in
 7    Talbot County, Georgia; she was  the  only  child  of  Albina
 8    Mahone  and  Jacob  Peters; she was raised by her grandmother
 9    and her aunt; and

10        WHEREAS, Mrs. Goodwin graduated from Spencer High  School
11    in Columbus, Georgia, and in 1944, left the South to make her
12    new  home  in  Chicago;  in  1946,  she married her childhood
13    sweetheart, Jim Goodwin; from their union, Yvonne and  Norman
14    were born; and

15        WHEREAS, Mrs. Goodwin joined Vernon Baptist Church in the
16    1950s;  a  devoted  member,  she  shared  in myriad clubs and
17    activities; in addition, she was a March of Dimes mother  and
18    was  involved in her block club; she retired from the Chicago
19    Public School System in the 1970s; and

20        WHEREAS,  Nina  Goodwin  will  be  remembered   for   her
21    attentive ear and benevolent spirit, as she frequently helped
22    those  who  were sick or simply needed a friend; she loved to
23    shop and spend her free time walking the city blocks  of  the
24    Loop in downtown Chicago; and

25        WHEREAS,  The  passing  of  Nina  Mahone  Goodwin will be
26    deeply felt by all who knew and  loved  her,  especially  her
27    husband,  Jim;  her  daughter, Yvonne (Joseph, Jr.); her son,
28    Norman  (Debra);  her  grandchildren,  Natalie,  Joseph  III,
29    Megan, and Jarred; and a host of cousins; therefore, be it

30        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
31    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 
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 1    we mourn, along with all who knew and loved her, the death of
 2    Nina Mahone Goodwin of Chicago; and be it further

 3        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 4    presented to the family  of  Nina  Mahone  Goodwin  with  our
 5    sincerest condolences.

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