HR1036 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are honored to recognize and join together in celebrating the life and legacy of Victoria Earlene Burten Jefferson; and

WHEREAS, Victoria Earlene Burten was born on November 24, 1921, in Waco, Texas, to Alex Joshua Burten and Zollie Mae; and

WHEREAS, Victoria Burten married Lee Andrew Jefferson on January 15, 1938; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Jefferson was the proud mother of eleven children, Lee A. Jr., Joyce A., Robert E., Charles E., Kenneth J., Linda L., Frank J., Dorthy S., Patsy J., Amie S., and Karen R.; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Jefferson passed away in Rockford, on December 30, 2003; and

WHEREAS, Mrs. Jefferson is remembered by all to be a very loving mother to her children and all of the children of the neighborhood, and devoted to her church, Greater Calvary in Rockford, where her son, Frank, serves as pastor; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we remember and honor Victoria Earlene Burten Jefferson on May 12, 2012 in Rockford, where her son, Illinois State Representative Chuck Jefferson, will hold a special Mothers' Day Luncheon to celebrate her life and legacy; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Victoria Earlene Burten Jefferson as a symbol of esteem and respect.