Bill Text: IL HR0850 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of Rhonda Smith Ferguson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0850 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0850-Introduced.html
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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 Rhonda | ||||||
| 4 | Smith Ferguson, who passed away on April 17, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Rhonda Ferguson was born in 1969; she earned her | ||||||
| 6 | Industrial Engineering degree from Northwestern University and | ||||||
| 7 | her Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Rhonda Ferguson lived a charmed life full of | ||||||
| 9 | love, laughter, adventure, and unimaginable success; she had | ||||||
| 10 | an incredible and highly accomplished career, meeting and | ||||||
| 11 | exceeding every professional goal she set for herself while | ||||||
| 12 | serving as a chief legal officer, corporate vice president, | ||||||
| 13 | philanthropic champion, and board member; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Rhonda Ferguson courageously battled cancer for | ||||||
| 15 | the past several years, winning multiple times and living her | ||||||
| 16 | life to its absolute fullest throughout; her life was unbound | ||||||
| 17 | with limitless opportunities to love, to mentor and be | ||||||
| 18 | mentored, and to experience and learn new things; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Rhonda Ferguson was an exemplary wife, mother, | ||||||
| 20 | daughter, and sister who was cherished by her family and | ||||||
| 21 | friends; she was unwaveringly committed to her family and | ||||||
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| 1 | immensely proud of and grateful for the beautiful life she | ||||||
| 2 | created with them; she was loved by a host of family and | ||||||
| 3 | friends; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Rhonda Ferguson was the beloved wife of Clayton; | ||||||
| 5 | the cherished daughter of Richard Sr. and Rhoda; the loving | ||||||
| 6 | mother of Kristen and Clayton; and the dear sister of Rita and | ||||||
| 7 | Ricky; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we mourn the passing of Rhonda Smith Ferguson and extend our | ||||||
| 11 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 12 | and loved her; and be it further
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| 13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 14 | presented to the family of Rhonda Ferguson as an expression of | ||||||
| 15 | our deepest sympathy.
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