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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois
3 learned with sadness of the death of Gladys L. Baker of
4 Equality on May 20, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mrs. Baker was born January 18, 1908, in
6 Cookville, Texas, to Jesse Nalan and Ida Mae (Bethurum) Lilly;
7 and
 
8     WHEREAS, On July 26, 1927, she married John Garrison "Pete"
9 Baker in Cookville; and
 
10     WHEREAS, She was a beautician in Equality for many years;
11 she later worked at Manteno Mental Health Center until she
12 retired in 1978; her hobbies included needle work, quilting,
13 and gardening; and
 
14     WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her parents; her
15 husband; her daughter, Olive May Baker; her sons, Calvin
16 Darrell, Charles Harvey, and Jerry Lynn Baker; her sisters,
17 Wilma Talley, Lorena Mae Taylor, and Johnnie Lee Blackmore; and
18 her brothers, Audrey, Emmitt, and Earl Taylor; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The passing of Gladys L. Baker is felt by all who
20 knew and loved her, especially her daughter, Marjorie (Eugene)
21 Naas; her son, Gordon (Shirley) Baker; her sister, Vera
22 Lunsford; and her 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren,
23 and 8 great-great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
26 Gladys L. Baker and extend our sincerest condolences to her
27 family, friends, and community; and be it further
 
28     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to her family as an expression of our deepest
2 sympathy.