Full Text of SR0731 101st 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 Annette Butler, who passed away on | 4 | | September 30, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Annette Butler was born in Chicago to Ozell and | 6 | | Earl Walter Smith on September 14, 1938; she attended St. | 7 | | Joseph Grammar School and sang with the choir at Mt. Sinai | 8 | | Baptist Church; she graduated from Lucy Flower High School and, | 9 | | along with some of her siblings, formed the notable singing | 10 | | group, The Crusaders; she attended Woodrow Wilson Jr. College | 11 | | (Kennedy–King College), where she studied music; she married | 12 | | Jerry Butler, a fellow member of The Crusaders, on June 21, | 13 | | 1959; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, While performing in various venues across the | 15 | | city, Annette Butler spent time working as a nurse's aide for | 16 | | Presbyterian St. Luke Hospital; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, As her husband's career as a solo recording artist | 18 | | and songwriter flourished, Annette Butler became involved with | 19 | | several charitable causes; she joined The Better Halves, a club | 20 | | comprised of many famous artists and wives of celebrities who | 21 | | worked together to raise money for charities across Chicago; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Annette Butler always put family first; she opened | 2 | | her home to countless family members and friends; she was a | 3 | | true artist with many talents and enjoyed painting, | 4 | | calligraphy, designing clothes, and even creating pieces of art | 5 | | from pistachio shells; she had a wonderful sarcastic sense of | 6 | | humor; she was a friend to all, humble, and full of love; she | 7 | | had a strong faith and found great peace and comfort in | 8 | | Buddhism; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Annette Butler was preceded in death by her | 10 | | parents; her sister, Mable; and her brother, Benny; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Annette Butler is survived by her husband of 60 | 12 | | years, Jerry; her sons, Randall (Raeshannon) and Anthony; her | 13 | | grandchildren, Tykeisha, Malik, and Jeriel; her | 14 | | great-grandchild, Tristan; her brother, Earl; her sister, | 15 | | Susan; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family, | 16 | | and friends; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Annette Butler and extend our sincere condolences to her | 20 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 21 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Annette Butler as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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