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92_SR0151

 
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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Illinois  Senate  wish  to
 3    express  their  sincere condolences to the family and friends
 4    of Melvina Thomas Augustus, who passed away on May  7,  2001;
 5    and

 6        WHEREAS,  Melvina  Thomas Augustus was born on January 7,
 7    1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Erma and Alexander  Thomas;
 8    she was married to Dave Augustus in 1946; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Melvina  Thomas  Augustus relocated to Chicago,
10    Illinois in the 1950s; she  worked  for  many  years  at  the
11    Orington  Hotel  in  Evanston, Illinois, where she retired in
12    1978; and

13        WHEREAS, Melvina  Thomas  Augustus  was  a  very  special
14    person to many people; she was especially known for her great
15    down  home  cooking,  her  hearty  laugh, her unique sense of
16    humor, and her open door policy; and

17        WHEREAS, The passing of Melvina Thomas Augustus  will  be
18    deeply  felt  by  all  who knew and loved him, especially her
19    sons, David (wife, Linda), Steven (wife, Mary), Donald (wife,
20    Karen), and Anthony; her daughters,  Cynthia  and  Demetrius;
21    her  grandchildren, Yvonne (husband, Cornell), Daryl, Rhonda,
22    Rochelle,  Vernell,  Djuanyel,  Demarlon,   Michael,   Nikki,
23    Steven,  Vernon,  Donnie,  Jeremy,  Keith,  Jovan, Sean, Jim,
24    Sade, Neiko, Cashmere, and Rahem; her 14 great grandchildren;
25    her nieces; her nephews; her God-Child, Madeline  Allen;  her
26    life-long  friends, Ethel Allen and Helen Smith; and her many
27    other friends and relatives; therefore, be it

28        RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-SECOND  GENERAL
29    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
30    all who knew her, the death of  Melvina  Thomas  Augustus  of
31    Chicago, Illinois; and be it further
 
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 1        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 2    presented to the family of Melvina Thomas Augustus  with  our
 3    sincere condolences.

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