Full Text of SR2519 99th 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 Frances Joann Winfield; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield was born to Bernard and Dorothy | 5 | | Terry on October 20, 1935; she attended Fuller Elementary and | 6 | | Phillips High School; in 2001, she completed her bachelor's | 7 | | degree at DePaul University; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield worked for First National Bank | 9 | | for 23 years; she also worked as a substance abuse counselor at | 10 | | the Haymarket House for 22 years, where she counseled | 11 | | recovering mothers; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield experienced the turmoil of the | 13 | | civil rights movement first-hand, and committed herself to | 14 | | helping minorities achieve equality; she advocated in court for | 15 | | friends and family members, assisted the homeless with | 16 | | donations, and counseled and mentored many people struggling | 17 | | with gangs and the drug culture; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield was committed to the healthy | 19 | | development of young people; she was a founding board member of | 20 | | Lost Boyz Inc., a not-for-profit organization founded by her | 21 | | oldest grandson and his sister in 2008, which focuses on |
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| 1 | | preventing youth violence and development through sports; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield was the matriarch of the Chicago | 3 | | branch of her family, with well over 300 members in Chicago and | 4 | | across Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield enjoyed knitting, crocheting, | 6 | | and participating in church functions; her door was always open | 7 | | to everyone and she never turned anyone away; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield attended Our Lady of Peace | 9 | | Church, where she was an active member, serving for many years | 10 | | in the choir and various leadership groups; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield was preceded in death by her | 12 | | husbands, William Stewart and Edmond Winfield; her children, | 13 | | Helen and Keith Stewart; her parents; and her siblings, | 14 | | Barbara, Willa Mae, and Bernard Terry Jr.; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Frances Winfield is survived by her sons, Ronald, | 16 | | Wayne, and Johnny; her daughters, Wanda, Dorothy, and Letita; | 17 | | her special friend, Milton Merriweather; 18 grandchildren; 29 | 18 | | great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of | 19 | | friends and relatives; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
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| 1 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 2 | | Frances Joann Winfield, and extend our sincere condolences to | 3 | | her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of Frances Winfield as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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