Full Text of HR0019 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of | 4 | | Clementine Lela Watson, who passed away on January 2, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson was born on August 30, 1940 in | 6 | | Chicago; her parents were Lela Mae and Charles Evans; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson attended Roosevelt University | 8 | | in Chicago; she was employed as a dispatcher for the | 9 | | Consolidated Rail Corporation in Chicago for approximately 30 | 10 | | years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After retiring, Clementine Watson relocated to | 12 | | Peoria and served on several Litter Awareness Committees; she | 13 | | was also a proud member of the Neighborhood Alliance in Peoria, | 14 | | the Regional Neighborhood Network Conference, and the | 15 | | Southside Communities United for Change and served as Treasurer | 16 | | for the Martin-Warren Southside Neighborhood Association; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist | 18 | | Church under the pastorate of Rev. Alphonso Lyons, Jr.; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson enjoyed traveling, shopping, | 20 | | fishing, mentoring children, advocating for neighborhood |
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| 1 | | wellness, and spending time with her godnieces, godnephews, and | 2 | | extended family members; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson was preceded in death by her | 4 | | parents; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Clementine Watson is survived by a brother, Vernon | 6 | | (Faye) Evans; a godsister, Lorraine B. Carter; 5 cousins, Anita | 7 | | Roberts, Maxine Hollins, Brenda Carter, Odessa Little, and | 8 | | Linda Notree; a godniece, Sherry Carter-Allen; and many | 9 | | great-godnieces, godnephews, cousins, city and neighborhood | 10 | | community leaders, and friends; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | 14 | | Clementine Lela Watson; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Clementine Watson as an expression | 17 | | of our sympathy.
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