Bill Text: IL SR1278 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Virginia L. Terry Hamilton.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1278 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1278-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Virginia L. Terry Hamilton, who passed | ||||||
| 4 | away on October 25, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Virginia Hamilton was born in Salem, Kentucky to | ||||||
| 6 | L. E. Maxceil Markey Terry and Leslie M. Terry on August 11, | ||||||
| 7 | 1934; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Virginia Hamilton was an accountant clerk with | ||||||
| 9 | the Secretary of State for 34 years, a custodian with HSHS St. | ||||||
| 10 | John's Hospital, and a laundry attendant at Kennedy's Laundry; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Virginia Hamilton was a member of Union Baptist | ||||||
| 13 | Church, where she sang in the Voices of Union and was a parent | ||||||
| 14 | advisor of the Baptist Youth Fellowship (BYF) and Youth Praise | ||||||
| 15 | Dancers; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Virginia Hamilton was preceded in death by her | ||||||
| 17 | parents and her special grandson, James Hamilton; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Virginia Hamilton is survived by her sons, | ||||||
| 19 | Stephen Terry, Mark A. Hamilton, Troy L. Hamilton, and Dana B. | ||||||
| 20 | (Theresa) Hamilton; her daughter, L. Rennie Hamilton Jones; | ||||||
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| 1 | her special son, James Hamilton Sr.; her star-daughter, F. | ||||||
| 2 | Gail Williams; her daughter-in-law, Christina Smith; her | ||||||
| 3 | grandchildren, S. Tashan Williams, Shaun L. Williams, Tara L. | ||||||
| 4 | Hamilton, Sabre T. Bratcher, Leslie R. Jones, Clarc A. | ||||||
| 5 | Hamilton, Shaqur A. Lenzie, Isaiah E. Williams, Christopher S. | ||||||
| 6 | Terry, Crystal L. Terry, and Caleb L.W. Terry; her | ||||||
| 7 | God-grandchildren, Alisha Howerton, Clarrissa Kirkpatrick, and | ||||||
| 8 | Richard Rice; 15 great-grandchildren; three | ||||||
| 9 | God-great-grandchildren; her cousin, Doris Buckley; her | ||||||
| 10 | Birthday War Buddy, Murrine (Lennie) Hamilton; and numerous | ||||||
| 11 | cousins, nieces, nephews, village children, and friends; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 15 | Virginia L. Terry Hamilton and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 16 | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | ||||||
| 17 | it further
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