SR1006 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Gollie Mae (nee Mobley) Rodgers of Chicago, who passed away on March 15, 2014; and

WHEREAS, Gollie Rodgers was born in Council, Arkansas on August 26, 1946 to Clinton, Sr. and Beatrice (nee Floyd) Mobley; she graduated from Anna Strong High School in Marianna, Arkansas in 1966 and attended Prairie State College in Chicago Heights; she married Claymon Rodgers on September 26, 1966 in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Gollie Rodgers worked for Trine Stone Cleaners in Chicago Heights, Four Seasons Nursing Home in Hazel Crest, and ITW Impro in Monkena, where she retired after over 33 years of service; she also worked for the City of Chicago Heights Park District; and

WHEREAS, Gollie Rodgers enjoyed traveling in the United States and abroad; she also enjoyed spending time with her family and worked for many years on behalf of the Mobley Family Reunion, serving as secretary; and

WHEREAS, Gollie Rodgers was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Chicago Heights from 1973 to 2000, where she served as Sunday school teacher, choir member, and in the women's missionary department; from 2000 to 2014, she was a member of the First Union Missionary Baptist Church in Ford Heights, where she served as a member of the treasury board, choir member, member of the pastoral care committee, and member of the feeding ministry; and

WHEREAS, Gollie Rodgers was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Wanna Joyce; and by her husband of 43 years, Claymon; and

WHEREAS, Gollie Rodgers is survived by her daughters, Wanda and Donna; her grandson, Michael E. Hunter; her granddaughters, Destiny J. and Ericka C. Hunter; her sister, Mary H. (Henry Jr.) Mobley Thompson; her brother, Clinton Mobley, Jr.; her in-laws, Bobby Rodgers and Katherine Edmond; a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins; and her First Union Baptist Church family and her "son", Pastor Dr. Robert M. Foster; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Gollie Mae Rodgers, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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