Bill Text: IL HR0276 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mildred J. Wiley.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0276 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0276-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mildred
J. Wiley of Chicago, who passed away on March 26, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Mildred Wiley graduated from Providence St. Mel
High School; and
WHEREAS, Mildred Wiley's life of service was grounded in
her love of community, her faith, her belief in her fellow
humans, and the hope and determination to improve the life
chances of children and families; she had served on the Greater
West Town Community Development Project's (GWTP) Board since
2013; her leadership role on the board was one of many
commitments she made to the people of Chicago and to the
residents of the West Side in particular; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mildred Wiley was involved in
public education, job training and employment opportunities,
lifting up the formerly incarcerated, promoting community
revitalization and economic development, preventing violence,
and creating safe spaces and places and greater educational
opportunities for youth; she was a champion of GWTP's West Town
Academy and the Shipping & Receiving and Woodworking Vocational
Skills Training Program; she often attended graduation

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ceremonies at the Academy and Skills Training programs; she was
active on the local and national levels, serving on elementary
and high school local school councils and working with networks
of education reformers and social and economic justice
advocates across the country; and
WHEREAS, Mildred Wiley believed in being hopeful and
positive; she never gave up on trying to solve the most
challenging and stubborn problems facing the community and took
on each challenge with a quiet dignity, ferocious passion, and
dogged determination; and
WHEREAS, Mildred Wiley is survived by her husband, Houston;
her children, Corey and Colby; and her grandson, Joseph
Robinson; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we mourn the passing of Mildred J. Wiley and extend our sincere
condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved
her; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Mildred Wiley as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.