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91_SR0304
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of Myrtle Perry of Chicago on February 17, 2000;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Myrtle Baskin was born in Buena Vista,
6 Mississippi, the daughter of King and LaGusta Baskin; she
7 attended the Hope Zion School in Houston, Mississippi, and
8 the Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago after moving to
9 Chicago in 1940; and
10 WHEREAS, Myrtle and Zebedee Perry were united in holy
11 matrimony and shared a life together for almost 52 years; and
12 WHEREAS, Myrtle Perry was employed by Ohmite
13 Manufacturing Company and retired after 33 years of service;
14 after retirement, she worked for the Chicago public school
15 system; and
16 WHEREAS, She was an active member of the Bethsaida
17 Missionary Baptist Church; she was the creator and caretaker
18 of a breath-takingly beautiful garden, and a marvelous chef;
19 and
20 WHEREAS, Myrtle Perry loved her family, her friends, and
21 her church; she served God by caring for and giving to
22 others; and
23 WHEREAS, The passing of Myrtle Perry will be felt by her
24 family and friends, especially her husband, Zebedee; her
25 sisters, Ella Powell and Gloria McKay; and her nephews and
26 nieces, R. Alphonso Baskin, Marsha Lockwood, Deborah McKay,
27 Bernadette Thomas, Wayne King, Janet Mingo, Robert King, Mary
28 Hooper, and Linda Porter; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
30 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow
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1 and regret the death of Myrtle Perry and extend our sincere
2 condolences to her family and friends; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to her husband, Zebedee Perry.