Full Text of SR0582 98th 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 Carrie Mae Richardson, who passed away on | 4 | | September 4, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Mae Richardson was born on October 1, 1916 | 6 | | in Gilbert, Louisiana; her parents were Rev. Samuel and Camm | 7 | | Anderson Johnson; she married Alonzo Charles Richardson in | 8 | | 1936; she and her husband moved to Chicago in the early 1940s; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Mae Richardson was an at-home mom; she also | 11 | | worked as a dietician, a preschool teacher, and an in-home | 12 | | nursing attendant; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Mae Richardson was a member of numerous | 14 | | neighborhood and community organizations; she also served as a | 15 | | Cook County election judge for over 40 years; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Mae Richardson was a faithful member of St. | 17 | | James, St. Laurence, Sacred Heart, and St. Benedict the African | 18 | | (West) churches; during her membership at Sacred Heart, she | 19 | | began her ministerial journey; as a Minister of Care, Lector, | 20 | | and Eucharistic Minister, she assisted in developing a share | 21 | | food program to help those in need; she also helped with |
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| 1 | | housekeeping and care of the church rectory; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Mae Richardson was preceded in death by her | 3 | | husband and her children, Beverly Ann and Charles; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Carrie Mae Richardson is survived by her children, | 5 | | Deacon Leonard M. Richardson (Betty), Russell L. Richardson, | 6 | | Elder Katherine Richardson, and Louis E. Richardson; her 16 | 7 | | grandchildren; her 37 great-grandchildren; her 2 | 8 | | great-great-grandchildren; her siblings, Ruth Corbin and | 9 | | Hermon Johnson; and her many nieces, nephews, and cousins; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 12 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with her | 13 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Carrie Mae Richardson; | 14 | | and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Carrie Mae Richardson as an | 17 | | expression of our sympathy.
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