Bill Text: IL HR0955 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Dominique Nicole Caldwell.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0955 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0955-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
Dominique Nicole Caldwell, who passed away on September 9,
2022; and
WHEREAS, Dominique Caldwell was born in Oak Lawn on July
19, 1985; she attended Mayfair Academy in her early years; she
graduated from Seton Academy; she received her Bachelor of
Arts in Speech Communication with a minor in Spanish from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC); she earned
her Master of Arts in Teaching from National Louis University
in 2010; she married Gary Caldwell on April 13, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Dominique Caldwell began working at the RH School
of Performing Arts (RHSPA), where she was an integral part of
the staff, teaching dance and assisting with program
development; she also performed and taught within many dance
companies throughout Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Dominique Caldwell began working as a teacher
within the Chicago Public Schools after earning her master's
degree; she was a second grade teacher at West Pullman
Elementary School, where she served on the school's
Instructional Leadership Team; she began working at Tanner

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Elementary School in 2014, becoming one of the founding
members of the Fine and Performing Arts Department; during her
tenure, she led the school through full arts integration and
played a vital role in organizing multiple performances,
musicals, and plays; she also successfully secured the
Creative Schools Grant which provided the resources and
funding to create an outdoor mural at the school; recently,
she began designing t-shirts under her business name, Nicole
Larue Designs; and
WHEREAS, While attending UIUC, Dominique Caldwell was
inducted into the Delta Rho Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority, Inc., where she was an avid stepper and loved
teaching others; she then matriculated into the Delta Sigma
Chapter, where she held the positions of Epistoleus, Rhoer
advisor, and 4th Anti Basileus; she assisted in her mother's
induction in 2007 and became a reverse legacy in Sigma; she was
a current member of the Eta Xi Sigma Alumnae Chapter, where she
previously served as a member of its step team; and
WHEREAS, Dominique Caldwell committed to her faith at a
young age; as a child, she attended St. Kilian Catholic Church
in Chicago; she then served as a praise dancer and
choreographer at St. Ailbe Catholic Church; she later became a
member of New Life Covenant Church; and

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WHEREAS, Dominique Caldwell studied and learned various
dance styles, including ballet, modern, pointe, jazz, tap, and
hip-hop; she enjoyed making various arts and crafts, tackling
improvement projects, and making bracelets, craft and card
boxes, and baby shower baskets; she loved traveling and
spending time at the beach; and
WHEREAS, Dominique Caldwell will be remembered for her
creativity, her dry sense of humor, and her devotion to her
family and friends; her legacy will live on through Tanner
Elementary School's outdoor mural being dedicated in her
honor, memorializing her service to the school; and
WHEREAS, Dominique Caldwell was preceded in death by her
grandfather, Otha Perkins, and her grandmother, Ida Mae Smith;
and
WHEREAS, Dominique Caldwell is survived by her husband,
Gary Caldwell; her daughter, Layla Nicole Caldwell; her
parents, Victor and Denina Smith, Kevin (Josephine) Laurent,
and Jennifer Jackson; her grandmothers, Thelma Perkins and
Gloria Martin; her sisters, Ashley (Justin) Bowman and
Victoria Smith; her brothers, Raymond (Amy) Laurent and
Cameron Laurent; her nephews, Jayce Bowman and Keishawn
Laurent; her nieces, Skylar Bowman and Kaleeya Laurent; her
godfather, Gary Bratcher; her godmother, Kim Muhammed; her

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Sigma mother, Doris Brown; and a host of uncles, aunts,
cousins, friends, and in-laws; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we mourn the passing of Dominique Nicole Caldwell 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 Dominique Caldwell as an expression
of our deepest sympathy.