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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
3to learn of the death of Patricia Nelson, who passed away on
4March 5, 2022; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Patricia Nelson was born to Wilbert Sr. and
6Beulah Mae Jones on July 1, 1948; after her father's passing,
7her mother married Morris "Big Floyd" Floyd, who developed a
8special bond with his new daughter; she attended Medill
9Elementary School and graduated from Flower Vocational High
10School, where she was involved in many different
11extracurricular activities, including student council; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Patricia Nelson married Wesley Nelson Jr. on
13March 14, 1970, and they moved to St. Louis, Missouri, from
14which they returned to Chicago in 1973; except for her brief
15moves to California and Missouri, she remained a lifelong
16resident of Chicago's West Side; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Patricia Nelson worked in various industries and
18capacities, from banks to Zenith to Ryerson Steel; she spent
19most of her professional life helping and serving the people
20of Chicago, specifically its senior citizens, as an employee
21of the City of Chicago's Sewer Department, where she retired
22in 2004; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Patricia Nelson doted on her grandchildren and
2made sure they knew that she loved them with all her heart; she
3took great pride in keeping her grandchildren, particularly
4during their formative years, where she would teach them their
5ABCs and how to count and take them on excursions; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Patricia Nelson enjoyed telling stories about
7things she had seen and people she had met; she had a keen
8interest in politics and served as a precinct worker and
9captain; she was proud of being able to witness the election of
10the nation's first African American President and Vice
11President and often spoke proudly of her support of candidates
12for national office; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Patricia Nelson loved her plants, reading, and
14watching her favorite television shows, such as Chicago P.D.,
15NCIS, and her all-time favorite, Law & Order; as a youngster,
16she enjoyed music and dancing; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Patricia Nelson was preceded in death by her
18parents; her stepfather, Morris Floyd; her sister, Josephine
19Moore; and her brother, Michael Jones; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Patricia Nelson is survived by her children,
21Shawn (Marie) and Shivonne (Sen. Elgie) Sims; her

 

 

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1grandchildren, Kennedy, Sydney, Mackenzie, and Spencer; her
2brother, Wilbert Jr.; her sisters, Bertha (Charles) Anderson
3and Dorothy Davis; her stepbrothers, Morris Floyd Jr. and
4Gregory Floyd; and numerous aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews,
5and friends; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
8Patricia Nelson and extend our sincere condolences to her
9family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it
10further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to the family of Patricia Nelson as an expression of
13our deepest sympathy.