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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Corethea A. Davis of Chicago; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Corethea A. Davis was born on September 22, 1945;
5 her parents were Norethea and John Floyd; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Corethea A. Davis began her life in Raleigh, North
7 Carolina, but traveled with her family to New Jersey at an
8 early age, with a subsequent move to Chicago; she accepted
9 Christ at an early age and was a member of Metropolitan
10 Community Church and the Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist
11 Church; she attended Wendell Phillips High School and further
12 enriched her knowledge at a variety of institutions, receiving
13 certifications in several paraprofessional areas; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Corethea A. Davis had a long and varied
15 professional career spanning many years and many
16 organizations; she worked for the National Office of the Girl
17 Scouts of America as an Organizer and as a Clerk with the
18 Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Corethea A. Davis married her high school
20 sweetheart Michael Johnson in 1963; following their union, the
21 family moved to Burns Flat, Oklahoma; after Mr. Johnson's

 

 

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1 discharge from the military, the family returned to Chicago; a
2 few years after the dissolution of their marriage, Corethea A.
3 Davis married Reynold Davis; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Corethea A. Davis was preceded in death by her
5 parents; and her brother, Aubrey; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Corethea A. Davis is survived by her daughters,
7 Alderman Latasha R. (Timothy) Thomas and Teresa M. Johnson; her
8 sons, Aubrey J. Davis and Michael H. Davis; her sister,
9 Starlina Floyd; her grandchildren, Victoria O. N. Thomas and
10 Timothy Thomas III; her aunt, Sylvia Bradsher; her godson,
11 Napoleon Black; her goddaughters, Denise Beaman and Zarkia
12 Smith; and many other relatives and friends; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Corethea A. Davis will be remembered by all who
14 knew her as a friendly, warm person who was able to see beneath
15 the surface of any individual and see the good that resided
16 within them; therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
18 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
19 her family and friends, the passing of Corethea A. Davis; and
20 be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to the family of Corethea A. Davis as an expression
2 of our sympathy.