Full Text of HR1461 96th 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 Reverend | 4 | | Clara Jean McKinney Puckett of Chicago, who passed away on | 5 | | October 18, 2010; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, She was born on August 28, 1938, in Memphis, | 7 | | Tennessee, to Clarence and Mattie Mae Smith; she was baptized | 8 | | at an early age; she attended White Station Grammar School and | 9 | | graduated from Manassas High School in Memphis; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She moved to Chicago and met her husband, Quentin | 11 | | Puckett; she attended Marion Business College and earned a | 12 | | degree in Medical Assistance; she earned an Associate of Arts | 13 | | degree from Olive Harvey College; she completed courses in | 14 | | Sociology and Psychology at Chicago State University; she held | 15 | | certificated in nutrition, food service, and sanitation from | 16 | | Olive Harvey College; she was a licensed beautician and pursued | 17 | | Cosmetology; through home study, she also obtained credentials | 18 | | in Physical Therapy; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, She was a community liaison for All Chicago Focus | 20 | | Newspaper, and one of the pioneers who helped elect Harold | 21 | | Washington as Chicago's first black Mayor; she worked | 22 | | vigorously in the political campaigns to elect State |
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| 1 | | Representative Monique Davis and Congressman Danny K. Davis; | 2 | | she was a member of the Power Circle Congregation, where she | 3 | | also participated in the Writer's Guild and Praise Dance | 4 | | Ministry; she was a member of Quaker House and Brothers of the | 5 | | Elderly; she was known for her diligent service and longtime | 6 | | membership in the TAGers, an organization working on behalf of | 7 | | Chicago State University; she was a member and volunteer at | 8 | | Operation PUSH and a member of the Creation and Conservation of | 9 | | Wealth, Inc.; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, She was devoted to community improvement and was | 11 | | an advocate for seniors; she worked with the Chicago Department | 12 | | on Aging and Disability; she started a Grand Parents Group | 13 | | dedicated to
lighten the load of caring for grandchildren; she | 14 | | was active in the Girl Scouts of Chicago, a volunteer and | 15 | | supporter of the Meatchem Youth Center, and held office in the | 16 | | United Black Youth Council of America; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, She was the co-host the radio talk show "Consumer | 18 | | Eye,"; she spoke on many occasions to groups; she started her | 19 | | company, Mattie's Caring Hands, a full-scale maid and | 20 | | maintenance service; she founded Universal Networking | 21 | | Consultants in 1982; she established the Think Tank Ministry | 22 | | and the College Care Package Program; she also taught arts and | 23 | | crafts while working as an assistant teacher at the St. | 24 | | Carthage Day Care and Woodlawn Day Care Centers; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Reverend Clara Puckett leaves behind her sons, | 2 | | Quitus and Quinshedrick; her daughter, Quintyra; her | 3 | | grandchildren, Nashid, Tariz, Musa, Jaheed, Nissan, and | 4 | | Tuneasha; her great-grandson, Jahzeel; her step-children, | 5 | | Charles, Victor, and Jackie; her nieces and nephews, a host of | 6 | | great nieces and great nephews; her brothers, Tony McKinney, | 7 | | Larry Smith, and Glenn Smith; her sisters, Pauline Washington | 8 | | and Leonia Pointer; her aunts, Bessie Jones, Margarine | 9 | | Robinson, Geneva Cook, Ernestine Coleman, and Ossie Moss; a | 10 | | host of cousins who enriched her life; her sister-in-law, | 11 | | Marcie Puckett; and her son-in-law, Darvin Williams; also, a | 12 | | tremendous extended family are left behind to reflect on the | 13 | | celebrated life of Reverend Clara Puckett; her daughters, | 14 | | Cassandra Scott, Gwendolyn Wells, Deborah Gray, Dorothea Drew, | 15 | | Oneva Scott, Nicole Watson, and Sharon Smith; her sons, Brian | 16 | | Smith and Herman Ward; her sisters, Mary Hooker, Claudia | 17 | | Ingram, Elizabeth Jacks, Doris Redic, Dee Ingram, Tracy Taylor, | 18 | | Tabatha (Taffica) White, and Gloria Seifullah; and her best | 19 | | friend, Dorothy Carpenter; and a host of friends and | 20 | | associates; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 23 | | mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of | 24 | | Reverend Clara Jean McKinney Puckett; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Reverend Clara Jean McKinney Puckett | 3 | | as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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