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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Rosie Mae
4 (Dillard) Crivens, who passed away on November 27, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Rosie Mae Crivens was born on November 9, 1940, in
6 Scotts, Mississippi; her parents were the late George and
7 Matilda (Wade) Dillard; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Rosie Mae Crivens confessed her belief in God at
9 an early age; she was a faithful member of the Bellevue Baptist
10 Church for over 35 years; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In 1953, Rosie Mae Crivens moved to Memphis,
12 Tennessee to pursue her education; in 1961, she graduated from
13 Douglass High School; while in Memphis, she met and married
14 Algie L. Crivens Jr. in 1962; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1965, Rosie Mae Crivens moved to Chicago; in
16 1991, she earned her bachelor’s degree with honors from Chicago
17 State University; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Rosie Mae Crivens retired from the Illinois
19 Department of Children & Family Services in 2002 after 26 years
20 of dedicated service; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Rosie Mae Crivens was preceded in death by her
2 parents; her sister, Mary Ellen Dillard-Young (Big Auntee); her
3 special daughter/niece, Gladys Dillard; and many other
4 relatives; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Rosie Mae Crivens is survived by her husband,
6 Algie Jr.; her sons, Ri`Chard and Algie L. Crivens III; her
7 daughter, Alicia L. Crivens (Kirk Sr. K.C.); her grandchildren,
8 Sade`, Trey-von, Antoine, Ri’Shan, Derrick, James, Ahmad and
9 Ahkeem; her step-grandchildren, Kymoni and Kirk Jr.; her
10 play-daughter, Vicki; her very special niece (daughter),
11 Alfreida Dillard; her special daughters, LaShinya
12 Jamison-Crivens and Cynthia Patterson; her sisters, Charlena
13 Dillard-Porter (Auntee), Lorraine Dillard (Doll), Cora
14 Dillard-Redeemer (Sweet), and Golda Dillard-Buie (Bemae); her
15 brother Wade Dillard (Brother); her sister-in-laws, Maxine
16 (Milton) Ivy and Jean (Polk) Jennings; her brother-in-law,
17 James; her 16 nieces and 21 nephews; and her many cousins,
18 grandnieces, great-grandnieces, and nephews; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Rosie Mae Crivens will be remembered by all who
20 knew and loved her as a thoughtful person whose unwavering love
21 of the Lord, grace, elegance, and strength endeared her to
22 everyone she met; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Rosie
4 Mae (Dillard) Crivens; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Rosie Mae Crivens as an expression
7 of our sympathy.