Full Text of SR1161 99th 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 Tanya Uvon Coursey; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Tanya Coursey, affectionately known as
"Ms. | 5 | | Coursey", was born on September 23, 1967; she graduated from | 6 | | Carrie Jacobs Bond Elementary School in 1981 and Paul Robeson | 7 | | High School in 1985; she obtained an associate degree from | 8 | | Richard J. Daley College in child development in 1990, a | 9 | | bachelor's degree from Chicago State University in education in | 10 | | 2005, a master's degree with honors in teaching from National | 11 | | Louis University in 2008, earning a teaching certificate | 12 | | (pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade), a second master's degree | 13 | | with honors in education from National Louis University in | 14 | | 2012, earning an administrative certificate (school | 15 | | administration/supervision), and an honorary doctorate in | 16 | | educational leadership from National Louis University in 2014; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Tanya Coursey worked in the Head Start department | 19 | | at Carrie Jacobs Bond Elementary School for 25 years; she also | 20 | | worked at the Effie O'Ellis Child Development Lab School and | 21 | | served as the Disciplinarian and Program Coordinator at the | 22 | | after school program at Carrie Jacobs Bond Elementary School; | 23 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Tanya Coursey served as an executive board member | 2 | | for the Englewood Achievers Block Club Incorporated (72nd | 3 | | Place); she was also the special events coordinator from 2002 | 4 | | until her passing; she was a member of Sacred Heart Church and | 5 | | later St. Sabina Church, where she sung with the Voices of St. | 6 | | Sabina choir; she was most recently a member of New Life | 7 | | Worship Center; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Tanya Coursey was preceded in death by her mother, | 9 | | Dorothea Hazeldine Coursey, and her 2 uncles, Robert Coursey | 10 | | and Calvin Coursey; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Tanya Coursey is survived by her sons, Thomas and | 12 | | Lawrence Coursey; her sister, Tasha Baker (Edward); her | 13 | | grandchildren, Thomas, Jr., Layah, and Tamiya; her 2 nieces, | 14 | | Tanea and Tajha Igess; her nephew, Shan Igess, Jr.; her 2 | 15 | | aunts, Carol and Gloria Coursey; her uncle, Johnathan Coursey; | 16 | | her 3 Godsons, Armani, Anfernee, and Anthony Couch, Jr.; and a | 17 | | host of relatives and close friends; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Tanya Uvon Coursey, and extend our sincere condolences to her | 21 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Tanya Coursey as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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