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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Natalie
4 Rose Wilson Puryear, who passed away on January 6, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear was born on September 20, 1949, in
6 Chicago; her parents were Nathan and Ruth Wilson; she married
7 James Puryear in 1973; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear attended Providence High School,
9 where she participated in cheerleading, dance, music, and other
10 activities; she then attended the University of Illinois at
11 Chicago; and
 
12     WHEREAS, After college, Natalie Puryear began her career as
13 a corporate buyer for Sears Roebuck and Company; she quickly
14 ascended the ranks at Sears until she decided that she wanted
15 to spend more time with her sons; she then moved into the real
16 estate industry, working for Shirley Amico, Trico, and others;
17 she also founded her own firm, Ventures Gained; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear was a member of numerous community
19 organizations, including Africare, Jazz Unites, and Chicago
20 Gospelfests; she was a charter member and major contributor to
21 the Lake Shore Chapter of the Links; she also coordinated the

 

 

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1 annual "Celebrate South Shore" events; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear served as Vice President of
3 Communications of the Black United Fund of Illinois (BUFI); she
4 was responsible for the creation of BUFI's Living
5 Legends/Passing the Torch Awards, which honored legendary
6 African-American men and women who had a major impact in the
7 communities they served and passed their knowledge and
8 experience to others to keep their initiatives alive; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear was preceded in death by her
10 father and her sister, Linda; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear is survived by her sons, Wesley
12 (Valerie) and Jeffrey; her mother; her siblings, Donald (Ruth),
13 Rita, Claude (Alberta), Rhonda Coriano (Victor), and Lawrence
14 (Sabrina); and her many nieces, nephews, friends, and other
15 relatives; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Natalie Puryear will be remembered by all who knew
17 and loved her as a loving, passionate, and hardworking woman
18 whose dedication to her family and community were unmatched;
19 therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of
2 Natalie Rose Puryear; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Natalie Puryear as an expression of
5 our sympathy.