HR0013 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0013 LRB098 06219 GRL 36260 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Carol Mitchell of Tamms, who passed away on December 7, 2012; and

WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell was born on March 6, 1949, in Cairo, Illinois; she was the daughter of George and Mary Croft; she married Warren "Buddy" Mitchell on January 6, 1969; and

WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell served as Mayor of Tamms for 3 terms up until the week before her passing; she served as a rural mail carrier serving the Tamms area for 31 years; she and her husband also owned and operated Mitchells' Barbeque and Catering; and

WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell was raised in Evangelical and Reformed Church in Tamms and was attending Villa Ridge Union Church at the time of her passing; and

WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, George Croft; and her sister, Anne Blackward; and

WHEREAS, Carol Mitchell is survived by her husband, Buddy; her daughter, Tricia Mitchell Heppe (Michael); her son, David Warren Mitchell (Pam); her grandchildren, Lucus Mitchell-McNulty, Megan McNulty, Brittney Mitchell, Alexandria Mitchell, David Mitchell Jr., and Nicolas Mitchell; her great-grandson, Tyson Webb; her stepfather, Charles "Chick" Hood; her sister, Sherry (Bruce) Vick; her brother, Dennis (Dianna) Croft; her brother-in-law, Herman Blackward; her nieces and nephews, Renee Brown, Michael Shannon Croft, Tim Vick, Todd Vick, Angie Arnold, Liz Melton, Jeff Blackward, and Nathan Blackward; her great-nieces and great-nephews, Reagan, Chris, Caleb, Hayden, Emma, Jeremiah, Mary, Catherine, Jessica, Austin, and Alexis; and her many other loved ones and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Carol Mitchell; and be it further

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