Bill Text: IL HR0916 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Deidre Lynn Lee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0916 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0916-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 Deidre | ||||||
| 4 | Lynn "Dee" Lee, who passed away on October 2, 2020; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee was born in Harvey to Earlie Mae and | ||||||
| 6 | Melvin Abbott on July 26, 1960; she attended Second Baptist | ||||||
| 7 | Church in Harvey and graduated from Thornton Township High | ||||||
| 8 | School in Harvey in 1978, where she participated in many clubs | ||||||
| 9 | and extracurricular activities; she continued her education at | ||||||
| 10 | Columbia College in downtown Chicago; she met Ronnie L. Lee at | ||||||
| 11 | St. Mark MBC Cathedral, and they were married in August of | ||||||
| 12 | 1997; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee worked for Washington Cemetery, | ||||||
| 14 | Playboy Magazine, the Berglund Construction Company, and | ||||||
| 15 | Roseland Hospital as administrative assistance to the regional | ||||||
| 16 | director; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee and her husband founded the Nehemiah | ||||||
| 18 | Christian Center Ministries, originally in the city of Robbins, | ||||||
| 19 | in February of 2001; she served in various roles, including as | ||||||
| 20 | a member of the Praise Team, as an administrator, and then as | ||||||
| 21 | pastor of the Women's Ministry; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee received her Church Planter Training | ||||||
| 2 | Certificate of Completion in June of 2000; she was licensed to | ||||||
| 3 | preach the gospel in August of 2006 and was ordained as a | ||||||
| 4 | minister in September of 2010; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee served as the Leading Lady in the State | ||||||
| 6 | of Illinois alongside her husband, who in August 2014 was | ||||||
| 7 | consecrated and appointed as Illinois State Bishop of the New | ||||||
| 8 | Century Fellowship of Churches; she also served as the Leading | ||||||
| 9 | Lady of Impact Covenant Fellowship of Illinois alongside her | ||||||
| 10 | husband, who served as Episcopal Prelate; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee was a loving wife and mother and | ||||||
| 12 | balanced motherhood and ministry with near perfection; she was | ||||||
| 13 | devoted to her family; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee was preceded in death by her father, | ||||||
| 15 | Melvin Abbott; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Deidre Lee is survived by her mother, Earlie Mae | ||||||
| 17 | Abbott; her husband, Bishop Ronnie L. Lee; her daughters, | ||||||
| 18 | Nikeela Kioca Oliver, Shekinah Lynn Lee, Meghan Faith Payton, | ||||||
| 19 | and Melanie Joy Lee; her Godson, Michael King; her grandson, | ||||||
| 20 | Taharka Payton Jr.; her granddaughter, Maleah Lee; her sister, | ||||||
| 21 | Mavis Abbott; her sisters-in-law, Sylvia Tidwell, Doris | ||||||
| 22 | (Kenny) Johnson, and Patricia Lee Smith; her brothers-in-law, | ||||||
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| 1 | Earl Lee Jr. and Eugene (Jill) Matthews; her mother-in-law, | ||||||
| 2 | Hannah M. Lee; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, | ||||||
| 3 | cousins, and dear friends; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we mourn the passing of Deidre Lynn "Dee" Lee and extend our | ||||||
| 7 | sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 8 | and loved her; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to the family of Deidre Lee as an expression of our | ||||||
| 11 | deepest sympathy.
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