SR1468 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Dollie Louise Goodwin, who passed away on January 23, 2018; and

WHEREAS, Dollie Goodwin was born in Hamilton, Mississippi to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Lee Nichols on July 28, 1939; she moved to Chicago and joined the Portland Street Church of God in Christ in Chicago Heights; she graduated from high school on June 14, 1957 and married Edward Goodwin on June 8, 1958; she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration in 1976; and

WHEREAS, Dollie Goodwin enrolled in a real estate home extension course offered by the LaSalle Extension University and on January 25, 1977 became a member of the South Suburban Board of Realtors; she served on the Women's Council Board of the Dearborn Real Estate Board and become an area manager for HUD, where she managed over 200 hundred properties; she later became a broker and opened Goodwin's Realty; and

WHEREAS, Dollie Goodwin continued with her education by earning a master's degree in biblical studies in 2011 and a doctorate in 2015; and

WHEREAS, Dollie Goodwin served as the National Y.P.W.W. President of the President's Wives; on July 12, 1984, she took the President's Wives and others to the White House and held a luncheon on the White House lawn; she served as First Lady of Prayer Tower C.O.G.I.C from 1986 to 2018 and as First Lady at Portland Street C.O.G.I.C. from 1993 to 1997; and

WHEREAS, Dollie Goodwin is survived by her husband of over 59 years, Bishop R.D. Edward Goodwin Sr.; her children, Denise Wilson (Tylon), Edward Goodwin (Chandra), Gina Johnson (Phillip), and Reuben Goodwin Sr. (Kimberly); her grandchildren, Glenise Wiley (Timothy), Ivan Williams Jr. (Naomi), Ciara Noel (Les III), Reuben Goodwin Jr., Jerlina Perkins (Clinton), Kianna Goodwin, Ashley Goodwin, Dominique Hardwrick, Briana Goodwin, Joshua Goodwin, Diamond Goodwin, and Destiny Goodwin; 13 great-grandchildren; her niece, Barbara Ann Claxton (Michael); her nephew, Walter Nichols Jr. (Gabrielle); her in-laws, Dr. Bennie Goodwin (Melody), Delores Jones, Samuel Goodwin (Gloria) Mable Young, and Cornelius Goodwin (Aleda); Prayer Tower C.O.G.I.C.; Portland Street C.O.G.I.C., and numerous other relatives and friends; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of Dollie Louise Goodwin, 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 Dollie Goodwin as an expression of our deepest sympathy.