Full Text of SR1614 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 Lela Imogene "Jean" Carter, formerly of | 4 | | Des Moines, Iowa, who passed away on June 20, 2014; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jean Carter was born in Capps, Arkansas on July | 6 | | 24, 1928 to Clive and Erbie Robinson Wilson; she graduated from | 7 | | Parthenon High School in Parthenon, Arkansas in 1944, where she | 8 | | played basketball; that same year she won the Newton County | 9 | | Fair Beauty Contest in Newton County, Arkansas; she married | 10 | | Bill Carter shortly thereafter and they settled in Des Moines, | 11 | | Iowa; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jean Carter attended the Americana Academy of | 13 | | Beauty in Des Moines; in 2012, she moved to Oak Park to be | 14 | | closer to her family; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Jean Carter enjoyed art, nature, hunting, and | 16 | | sports; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Jean Carter was preceded in death by her parents; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Jean Carter was the loving mother of Rick Carter; | 20 | | the cherished grandmother of Brooke Carter; she was the dear |
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| 1 | | sister of Cleo (Gleema) Wilson, Zella (the late James) Hudson, | 2 | | and Anna Mae (the late Thomas) Reynolds; she also leaves behind | 3 | | many caring nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends, as well as | 4 | | several "adopted children" from her long and happy career in | 5 | | child care; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 8 | | Lela Imogene "Jean" Carter, and extend our sincere condolences | 9 | | to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be | 10 | | it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Jean Carter as an expression of our | 13 | | deepest sympathy.
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