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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the  State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of
 4    Minnie B. Moss on Thursday, February 7, 2003; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mrs. Moss attended Aggie High School and Coahoma
 6    Junior College; she financed  her  way  through  college  and
 7    graduated from Mississippi Industrial College with a Bachelor
 8    of Science degree; and

 9        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Moss  was  active  in  the  civil  rights
10    movement  in the South where she grew up; she participated in
11    student   lunch   counter   sit-ins,   marches,   and   voter
12    registration initiatives; and

13        WHEREAS,  Mrs.  Moss  led  a  distinguished  professional
14    career serving  many  years  with  Raytheon  Corporation  and
15    Prudential   Insurance;  she  was  currently  employed  under
16    Secretary of State Jessie White; and

17        WHEREAS, Mrs. Moss was active in her  community,  serving
18    as  a  faithful  volunteer  with the Jackson Cougars softball
19    team; she was a volunteer parent with  Marshall  High  School
20    Parent  Athletic  Program  and was active in the 4800 Crystal
21    block club for over twenty years; she was  a  member  of  St.
22    Paul Lutheran Church where she served on the Education Board;
23    and

24        WHEREAS, Mrs. Moss will be remembered as a loving mother,
25    great  aunt, and a caring sister; her passing has been deeply
26    felt by many,  especially  her  husband,  Jackie;  her  sons,
27    Kurttizz  (Tracy),  Marvin  (Dawn),  George,  and Darius; her
28    mother-in-law, Doris Perry (Elder Perry); her brother-in-law,
29    Autrey; her  sisters,  Valarie,  Edna,  Diana  (Terry),  Jean
30    (Charles),   and  Darlena  (Walter);  her  brothers,  Charlie
31    (Birda), Jackson (Gladyes), and Johnnie; her  uncles,  James,
 
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 1    Joe Willie, Emanuel, Kurtiss, and Frank; her nieces, Dorthia,
 2    Onedia  (Leroy),  Necole,  Tasha,  and Shalanda; her nephews,
 3    Omarr, Philander, Johnnie, Joseph,  Danny,  Lamont,  Charles,
 4    Marquis,   and  Walter;  her  eight  great-nieces;  her  nine
 5    great-great-nephews; her four grandchildren; and her host  of
 6    cousins and friends; therefore, be it

 7        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 8    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 9    we  mourn  the  passing  of  Minnie B. Moss and extend to her
10    family, friends, and all who loved her our deepest  sympathy;
11    and be it further

12        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
13    presented to the family of Minnie  B.  Moss  along  with  our
14    sincerest condolences.