Full Text of SR0031 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 Cassandra Lillard "Nini" Reed of | 4 | | Danville, who passed away on December 2, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed was born in Danville to Mandy | 6 | | Othella (Turner) and Theotto Lillard Jr. on December 20, 1949; | 7 | | she married Jerry Lee Reed Sr. on December 19, 1970; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's educational achievements | 9 | | include: graduate of Danville High School in 1968; Associate | 10 | | Degree in Science from Danville Area Community College in 1970; | 11 | | Bachelor of Science in Recreation from Eastern Illinois | 12 | | University in 1972; Elementary K-9 Teaching Certificate from | 13 | | Eastern Illinois University - Endorsements: Upper | 14 | | Elementary/Jr. High and Physical Education/Social Science in | 15 | | 1974; master's degree in Instructional Media from Eastern | 16 | | Illinois University in 1976; and General Administrative K-12 | 17 | | Certification in 1980; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed taught children at different | 19 | | levels and different schools for over 35 years; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's involvement with Danville School | 21 | | District 118 includes: screening committee for the 1990 |
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| 1 | | selection of Danville High School principal; Unit Leader; | 2 | | Ownership in Education Committee; pilot Kindergarten reading | 3 | | book series; District #118 Strategic Planning Committee; | 4 | | Co-Chair of the District #118 Communication Strategic Planning | 5 | | Committee; committee for the new Daniel Elementary School; and | 6 | | Elementary Academic Team Leader; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's involvement with the Danville | 8 | | (DEA)/Illinois (IEA)/National (NEA) Education Association | 9 | | includes: DEA President from 1986 to 1991; DEA Grievance | 10 | | Committee for elementary and middle school; DEA Bargaining Team | 11 | | Member and Chief Spokesperson; participating in traditional | 12 | | and collaborative forms of bargaining; and DEA Mentoring | 13 | | Committee member; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's accomplishments with the IEA/NEA | 15 | | Black Caucus include: member of IEA/NEA Black Caucus; member of | 16 | | IEA Minority Caucus; delegate to IEA and NEA Representative | 17 | | Assembly; IEA Intern for UniServ Director; IEA-NEA RA Planning | 18 | | Committee member from 1999 to 2000; IEA-NEA RA Collective | 19 | | Bargaining Committee member; Region 8 Secretary; Region 8 | 20 | | Vice-Chairperson; Region 8 Chairperson; member and Chair of the | 21 | | Large Local Task Force; Congressional Contact Person; member of | 22 | | the Constitution and By-laws Committee; member and Chair of the | 23 | | Waiver Task Force; the Board of Directors/IEA Computer | 24 | | Committee; member of the Collective Bargaining Committee; NEA |
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| 1 | | Member; NEA member of the Employee Advocacy Committee; and NEA | 2 | | Moderator for the Retirement and Benefit Forum; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed's additional accomplishments | 4 | | include: Second Baptist Church member/Sunday School Teacher; | 5 | | Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Kappa Gamma; Workforce Challenge | 6 | | 2000/Education to Careers; East Central Illinois Partnership | 7 | | for Excellence in Education; Treasurer for East Central | 8 | | Illinois Partnership for Excellence in Education; Leadership | 9 | | Danville First Class/Leadership Danville Alumni; Leadership | 10 | | Danville Steering Committee; Danville Area Community College | 11 | | Minority Advisory Council; Greater Danville City Plan | 12 | | Commission; Volunteer Trainer for Danville Peer Court; | 13 | | Volunteer for United Way Fund and Muscular Dystrophy/Unicef; | 14 | | Veterans Administration Volunteer; East Central Illinois | 15 | | Education to Careers Partnership; past member of the YWCA Board | 16 | | of Directors; Legislative District #53 School Funding Task | 17 | | Force; and Halo Study Circle participant on Race Relations | 18 | | 2000; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed could play basketball, pitch horse | 20 | | shoes, swim, cut grass, trim hedges, paint, crochet, knit, fix | 21 | | houses, refurnish furniture, and rap, recording a 1968 rap | 22 | | song; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed was preceded in death by her |
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| 1 | | parents; her brothers, "Baby Boy" Lillard, and Randy Lillard; | 2 | | her paternal grandparents, Theotto and Geraldine (Martin) | 3 | | Lillard; and her maternal grandparents, Collis and Mary B. | 4 | | (Hillsman) Turner; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Cassandra Reed is survived by her husband of over | 6 | | 45 years, Jerry Reed Sr.; her sons, Jerry Jr. (Yolanda) and | 7 | | Terian (Ashley); nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her | 8 | | special daughter, Brenda DuHart; her sisters, Twania Lillard, | 9 | | Jill (Pastor John N.) Staples, and Portia Lillard (Eugene | 10 | | Webb); her brothers, Theotto Lillard III, Graylen Lillard, | 11 | | Craig (Elaine) Lillard, and Danny Lillard; her stepmother, | 12 | | Olivia Lillard; her stepbrothers; her stepsisters; and a host | 13 | | of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Cassandra Lillard "Nini" Reed, and extend our sincere | 17 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 18 | | her; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Cassandra Reed as an expression of | 21 | | our deepest sympathy.
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