Full Text of SR0513 94th General Assembly
SR0513 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with sadness of the death of Burnnette Watson, age 75, | 4 |
| of Chicago, on August 28, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, She was born on May 9, 1930, in Earl, Arkansas, to | 6 |
| Spencer Jones and Eliza Bolton; she had 4 brothers, Floyd, | 7 |
| Theodore, Ernest, and Preston; her mom moved them to Chicago | 8 |
| when Burnnette was young; she graduated from DuSable High | 9 |
| School in 1948; and
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| WHEREAS, Burnnette was a Certified Nurse's Aide at Mercy | 11 |
| Hospital for thirty years in the Pediatric Unit; "Burn", as she | 12 |
| was affectionately called, loved the babies and children who | 13 |
| were patients; she gave her patients nicknames to soothe them | 14 |
| or cheer them; her kindness to patients was well known by | 15 |
| Mercy's doctors and nurses; in 1994, she retired from Mercy, | 16 |
| but she never forgot the friends with whom she worked; and
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| WHEREAS, Burnnette gave life to three children, Annetha, | 18 |
| Odell, and Nannette; additionally, she reared three sons, | 19 |
| Edward, Henry, and Eddy, and helped raise two other sons, | 20 |
| Michael and Elkin; Burn's home was big in heart; she always had | 21 |
| extra servings at mealtime for family members, her children's | 22 |
| friends, or neighborhood children; in addition to Burn's | 23 |
| delicious food, the children in her home, whether they were | 24 |
| there for a meal, a month, or a lifetime, received a laugh or a | 25 |
| giggle, encouraging words, and, if necessary, a dose of Burn's | 26 |
| discipline-always firm, but loving; and
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| WHEREAS, Burnnette's faith was deeply important to her; | 28 |
| Burnnette's membership in the Bethel A.M.E. Church lasted | 29 |
| almost 60 years before she was called home; at Bethel, her | 30 |
| beautiful voice was part of the Annie Laura Stewart Ensemble; | 31 |
| and she dutifully served as a steward up to the time of her |
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| death; and
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| WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her daughter, | 3 |
| Nannette; her parents; two brothers, Theodore and Ernest; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Burnnette Watson will be felt by | 5 |
| all who knew and loved
her, especially her son, Odell Jones; | 6 |
| her daughter and her husband, Annetha Jones and Edwin McKnight; | 7 |
| her seven grandchildren; her sixteen great-grandchildren; and | 8 |
| numerous aunts, nieces, nephews, and close friends; therefore, | 9 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
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| Burnnette Watson and we extend our sincerest condolences to her | 13 |
| family, friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to her family as an expression of our deepest | 16 |
| sympathy.
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