HR1247 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR1247 LRB093 24020 CSA 54148 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Elizabeth Clay of Chicago on October 22, 2004; and

WHEREAS, She was born July 19, 1928 to Clem and Everlina Wright in Shaw, Mississippi; and

WHEREAS, She attended Antioch Church School, where she received her formal education; she married Amos Clay on December 25, 1942, and to this union, sixteen children were born; the family moved to Chicago on December 26, 1969; and

WHEREAS, She was employed at the Sheridan Hotel as a housekeeper, and she was also employed with the Board of Registration; she was the President of the Senior Citizen Group in the 37th Ward; and

WHEREAS, She was a member of the Landmark Missionary Baptist Church and worked faithfully on the Mother's Board; and

WHEREAS, Elizabeth was a cheerful, loving person, and mother to many and loved by most; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by three of her children; her husband; her sisters, Ada Sheperd and Lena Mae Hudson; and her brothers, Johnny, Columbus, Jeff, and Lawyer Wright; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Elizabeth Clay will be felt by all who knew and loved her, especially her children, Joseph Jones, Willie (Shirley) Clay, Juarez Clay, Romether Clay, Mary Clay, Sandra D. Clay, Joyce Carrasquillo, Gloria Jean Clay, Marie Clay, Lucille Brown, Rosetta Clay, Everlina Adams, Louis Clay and Amos Clay; her two sisters, Alberta Ingram and Mary Bell Davis; her 140 grandchildren; her 145 great-grandchildren; her five great-great-grandchildren; her three great-great-great grandchildren; and a host of in-laws, other relatives and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Elizabeth Clay and extend our sincerest condolences to her family, friends, and community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Elizabeth Clay as an expression of our deepest sympathy.