HR0451 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Verbena Riley Rogers, who passed away on May 26, 2013; and

WHEREAS, Verbena Rogers was born on December 13, 1948, in Inverness, Mississippi; her parents were Henry Riley Sr. and Ethel McGee Riley; she married Jake Rogers Sr. in 1965; and

WHEREAS, Verbena Rogers moved to Chicago in 1971 and began attending Union Missionary Baptist Church in 1977; during her membership at Union, she regularly attended Sunday School and Bible Study and served on the Mission Society, Contact Committee, Golden Girls, and the Mother's Board; and

WHEREAS, Verbena Rogers was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Henry Riley, Jr., Willie Lyons, and Mattie Walker; and

WHEREAS, Verbena Rogers is survived by her children, Jake Jr., Lloyd (Tonia), Floyd, Denise, Lashal, LaTanya, Verbena Burns (Nathaniel), and Luke; her 27 grandchildren; her 17 great-grandchildren; her sisters-in-law, Bobbie Riley and Cassandra Riley; her godmother, Alice London; her goddaughter, Michelle Williams; her godsisters, Bobbie Bradley and Gladys Moreland; her godbrother, Reverend Freddie Harris; and her many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Verbena Riley Rogers; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Verbena Rogers as an expression of our sympathy.