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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
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| learn of the death of longtime State Representative Wyvetter |
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| Younge of East St. Louis, who passed away on December 26, 2008; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Wyvetter Younge was one of the longest-serving |
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| current members of the Illinois House of Representatives; she |
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| was born and raised in East St. Louis; she took office in 1975, |
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| worked tirelessly on behalf of her constituents, and believed |
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| strongly in her community; and
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| WHEREAS, She received her Bachelor of Science degree from |
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| Hampton Institute; her Juris Doctor from the St. Louis |
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| University School of Law; and her L.L.M. from the Washington |
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| University School of Law; and
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| WHEREAS,
She was a staunch believer in education and |
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| economic development, fighting hard to keep the State community |
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| college in East St. Louis; she fought to make certain that the |
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| Casino Queen would be in East St. Louis; and she fought for any |
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| cause that would help her district; and
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| WHEREAS, She represented House District 114, which |
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| includes some of the poorest communities in the metro-east and |
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| some of the wealthiest; the district covers Alorton, Brooklyn, |
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| Centreville, East St. Louis, Scott Air Force Base, Shiloh, |
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| Washington Park, and parts of Belleville, Cahokia, Fairview |
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| Heights, Mascoutah, Millstadt, Swansea, Venice, and O'Fallon |
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| south of State Street; and
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| WHEREAS, She served on the Committee on |
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| Appropriations-Elementary and Secondary Education; Gaming; |
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| Housing and Urban Development; Least Cost Power Procurement; |
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| and Renewable Energy; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard |
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| Younge; her daughter, Ruth; and her sister, Cecile Edwards; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Wyvetter Younge is survived by her |
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| sons, Richard Younge Jr., Torque Younge, and Roland Younge; her |
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| daughter, Margaret Hewitt; her sister, Ruth Hill; her brothers, |
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| Roscoe Hoover and Herbert Hoover; and many friends and |
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| constituents; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with |
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| her friends, family, and constituents, the passing of a truly |
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| caring individual, State Representative Wyvetter Younge; and |
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| be it further
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