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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with sadness of the death of Lillie Mae Greer of East |
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| St. Louis on December 16, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born September 21, 1911, the first child |
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| of Tina Jenkins and Curt Greer in Shuqualak, Mississippi; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1935, she moved to East St. Louis; she was |
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| married 42 years to Hiawatha Moore; they had four children; and
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| WHEREAS, The joy of her life and her lifelong work |
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| consisted of helping other working mothers by taking care of |
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| their children while they worked; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Hiawatha |
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| Moore; her son, Howard Moore; her brother, Stacy Greer; and her |
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| grandchild, Barry Moore; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Lillie Mae Greer will be felt by |
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| all who knew and loved her, especially her son, Herbert |
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| (Delores) Moore; her daughters, Ruby (Adron) Brown and Nancy |
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| Smith; her sisters, Cecilia Jenkins and Mammie Riddle; her |
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| grandchildren, Lillian (Merrilyn) Overall, Gracie Baker, |
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| Herbert (Brenda) Moore, Jr., Gima Moore, Monica Smith, and |
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| Marcus (Julia) Smith; and her great-grandchildren and |
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| great-great-grandchild; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| Lillie Mae Greer and we extend our sincerest condolences to her |
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| family; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest |