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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Murtie |
| 4 | | Mae Myers of Chicago, who passed away on January 12, 2023; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers was born to JT Allen and Lucille |
| 6 | | Allen in Macon, Mississippi on December 5, 1928; she relocated |
| 7 | | to the South Side of Chicago in 1940, where she remained for 19 |
| 8 | | years; she attended Manley Military School in Chicago, where |
| 9 | | she learned how to sew and make hats, which she eventually |
| 10 | | mastered and loved doing; she married Archie D. Myers; she |
| 11 | | then moved to the West Side, where she lived for the next 63 |
| 12 | | years; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, After completing her education, Murtie Mae Myers |
| 14 | | began working at the top retail stores in Chicago, including |
| 15 | | Saks Fifth Avenue and Sears; she loved working at these stores |
| 16 | | because she had a special eye for fashion; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers committed to her faith at an |
| 18 | | early age; she attended Greater White Stone M.B. Church on |
| 19 | | Chicago's West Side for many years; she was also a member of |
| 20 | | Faith Community Church; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers was known for her ability to |
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| 1 | | dress to impress; she also loved dancing and cooking, and her |
| 2 | | special dishes were greens, chicken, and her marquee pound |
| 3 | | cake; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers was preceded in death by her |
| 5 | | husband; her uncle, Will Allen; her brother, John Allen; and |
| 6 | | her daughter, Conchitta Myers; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Murtie Mae Myers is survived by her children, |
| 8 | | LueAnn, Edie (Melvin), Archie (Dorothy), Darlene (the late |
| 9 | | Eddie), Vennay, and Stanley (the late Gloria); her special |
| 10 | | nephew, Ricky Allen; her first cousins, Gene Allen, James |
| 11 | | Allen, and Roy Allen; her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, |
| 12 | | and great-great-grandchildren; her cousins; and a host of |
| 13 | | family and friends; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 16 | | we mourn the passing of Murtie Mae Myers and extend our sincere |
| 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
| 18 | | her; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to the family of Murtie Mae Myers as an expression of |
| 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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