SR0492 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mrs. Annie Lee-Houston of Chicago, who passed away on October 19, 2009; and

WHEREAS, She was born on September 9, 1929 in Mobile, Alabama, to Gertrude Joiner and Charlie Lewis and accepted Christ at an early age; and

WHEREAS, She married Jenkin Ernest Lee on August 23, 1952 and later married Junior Houston in 1993; and

WHEREAS, She retired from St. Francis Hospital in Evanston with over 32 years of service, ending her career as a Surgeon's Assistant; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Junior Houston; her siblings, Lula Mae and Minnie Lee Jackson; and her infant son, Ernest Jenkins Lee; and

WHEREAS, Annie Lee-Houston is survived by her children, George Turner, Evelyn Marie Lee, Prince Arron Lee, Ernest Jerome Lee, Patricia Lee Horton, and Mary Lee Gibson; and her step-daughters, Mary Houston and Sylvia Houston; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Mrs. Annie Lee-Houston; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Annie Lee-Houston as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.