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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 Bessie Lee Redmond of Chicago, who passed 
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away on June 1, 2009; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Bessie Lee Redmond was affectionately known as 
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"Tee"; she was born on March 27, 1927 in Shelby, Mississippi to 
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the late Angeline Jackson and Henry Brinkley; she was the 
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youngest of 7 children, 4 sisters and 2 brothers who preceded 
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her in death; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was educated in the Bolivar County School 
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System; she accepted Jesus Christ at an early age; she joined 
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Beautiful Zion Missionary Baptist Church in 1968 under the 
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leadership of Reverend V.B. Harris; she later joined the Rock 
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of Love Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of 
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Reverend Samuel L. Douglas; she served in the church as a 
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member for 26 years and as President of the Usher Board; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She moved to Chicago in 1948; and she married 
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William Redmond in 1969; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Bessie Lee Redmond is survived by her daughter, 
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Bernice Liddell; her grandson, Ronald Williams; her 
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granddaughter, Shanti Liddell; her adopted daughters, Beverly 
 


 






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Redmond and Latricia Redmond; her 5 great-grandchildren; her 
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nephews, Fred Cherry, Samuel L. Douglas, Fernando Townsend, and 
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Punkin; her nieces, Annette Jones, Alberta Eison, and Roseanne 
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Campbell; and many other relatives and friends; therefore, be 
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it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with 
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her family and friends, the passing of Bessie Lee Redmond; and 
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be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Bessie Lee Redmond as a symbol of 
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our sincere sympathy.