Full Text of SR0830 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Shirley Wade, who passed away on August | 4 | | 15, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade was born in Corinth, Mississippi to | 6 | | Joel "Dr. JoJo" Adams and Delette Spence on October 27, 1947; | 7 | | she was cared for by her grandparents, Myles "Papa" and Ivra | 8 | | "Mother" Spence, who taught her the morals, values, and loving, | 9 | | kind ways for which she will be remembered; she received Christ | 10 | | at a young age; in 1961, she relocated to Illinois and attended | 11 | | Proviso East High School, where she met the love of her life, | 12 | | Paul; they married and had a daughter; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade worked at Navistar International | 14 | | Corporation (formerly International Harvester) for over thirty | 15 | | years; upon her retirement, she became a full-time employee of | 16 | | Wade's Liquor and Grocery Store, an entrepreneurial venture she | 17 | | began with her husband in 1984; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade served on many boards and committees, | 19 | | including the Paysaver Credit Union and the Boys and Girls Club | 20 | | of Maywood; she was a founding member of the Spice of Life | 21 | | social club; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade was preceded in death by her father; | 2 | | and her grandparents; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Wade is survived by her husband; her | 4 | | mother, Delette (Richard) Olson, her daughter, Shawn; her | 5 | | granddaughter, Jazzmine; her great-grandson, Carter; her | 6 | | sister, aunt, and other half, Phebe; her sister, Michelle | 7 | | Bankhead; her adopted grandchildren, Annette, Xavier, Brandy, | 8 | | Valeda, Alishea, Patricia, and Kennedy; and many friends; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Shirley Wade, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, | 13 | | friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Shirley Wade as an expression of our | 16 | | deepest sympathy.
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