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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Mildred Marie
 4    Lindsey of Chicago on October 20, 2002; and

 5        WHEREAS,  Mildred Lindsey was born on May 14, 1924 to the
 6    late Levage  and  Eva  Strong  in  Benton,  Mississippi;  she
 7    accepted Christ at an early age; and

 8        WHEREAS, On November 5, 1945, she was united in matrimony
 9    to  William Lindsey; to this union, eight children were born;
10    her husband precedes her in death; and

11        WHEREAS, Mrs. Lindsey worked as a Registered Nurse at the
12    Illinois Masonic  Hospital  for  20  years  and  at  Roseland
13    Hospital  for  15  years;  she  was  a  devoted,  caring, and
14    nurturing mother to her children; and

15        WHEREAS, The passing of Mildred Marie  Lindsey  has  been
16    deeply felt by all who knew her, especially her sons, William
17    Jr.  (Denise),  Douglas,  Eric (Donna), Kedrick (Yvonne), and
18    Lawrence; her daughters, Gloria Jean,  Patricia  (Roosevelt),
19    and  Theresa;  her sisters, Minnie Pate (David) and Irma Jean
20    Strong;  her  brothers,  Charlie  Strong  (Eula)  and  Levage
21    Strong,  Jr.  (Sandra);  her   18   grandchildren;   her   10
22    great-grandchildren;  her  great-great-grandchild; and a host
23    of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends;
24    therefore, be it

25        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
26    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
27    of Mildred Marie Lindsey and express our sincere and  deepest
28    sympathy to her family and friends; and be it further

29        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
30    presented to the  family  of  Mildred  Marie  Lindsey  as  an
31    expression   of   our   condolences   during  their  time  of
 
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 1    bereavement.