HR1108 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Tarshwa Renee Carter, who passed away on March 11, 2016; and

WHEREAS, Tarshwa Carter was born to Jacob M. and Priscilla E. Cooper on June 7, 1969; at the age of 6, she joined Cathedral of Joy Baptist Church; she graduated from Thornridge High School in 1987, where she sang in the high school chorale and was an all-star athlete, honor roll student, and a member of the National Honor Society; she received a full Motorola Engineering Scholarship and graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1991; she married Kevin Carter in 1995; and

WHEREAS, Tarshwa Carter was an award-winning pharmaceutical sales representative for GlaxoSmithKline for over 10 years; she won several President Club Awards and was inducted into the GSK Sales Hall of Fame; she and her husband opened Griswold Home Care in 2012, which provides services for homebound seniors; and

WHEREAS, Tarshwa Carter enjoyed cooking, family vacations, running, music, and entertaining family and friends; she and her husband were members of Christian Life Center in Tinley Park, where they were Elders; and

WHEREAS, Tarshwa Carter is survived by her husband, best friend, and love of her life, Kevin; her two beautiful children, Kristen Maya Nicole and Kevin Tyler; her mother, Priscilla; her twin sister, Tonya (John); her brother, Jacob Jr. (Joy); her parents-in-love, Pastors Melvin and Bettye Carter; and a host of aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and family and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Tarshwa Renee Carter, and extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it further

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